Tanimu replaces injured Osayi-Samuel as 19 players now in camp

Super Eagles’ interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has drafted in Benjamin Tanimu, who recently joined English League One (Third Division) club, Crawley Town FC, as a replacement for injured Bright Osayi-Samuel ahead of the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.

Captain William Ekong led from the front, arriving on Monday with the earliest birds, which included defenders Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, and Olisa Ndah, midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, and forwards Ademola Lookman, and Taiwo Awoniyi.

Goalkeeper Amas Obasogie and midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi were in tow, and forward Victor Boniface and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali joined in the evening.
Defender Calvin Bassey and midfielders Alex Iwobi and Frank Onyeka joined their mates yesterday morning, before defender Tanimu, midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi, and forwards Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze landed. They were later joined by defender Bruno Onyemaechi and midfielder Raphael.

According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), new Sevilla forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, is expected to join the team today, while goalkeeper Maduka Okoye and striker, Victor Osimhen, who recently moved on loan from Napoli to Galatasaray of Turkey, are expected to arrive in Uyo tomorrow.