Ahead of the Super Eagles’ 2025 CHAN qualifiers against Ghana next month, interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has praised the invited home-based Eagles’ technical prowess.
This was said by Eguavoen following the team’s first training session on Wednesday at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch in Abuja.
Remember that the first leg will take place in Ghana from December 20 to 22, 2024, with the return leg taking place in Nigeria a week later.
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A spot in the CHAN 2025, which Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will co-host, will be awarded to the champion after two legs.
Eguavoen said he’s impressed with the players’ technical skills in an interview with NFF TV.
“We are shortfall of two yesterday who joined today, and we are 35 now. It’s only the second training session.
“Two also left yesterday afternoon for their assignment, Plateau United players.
“We had an agreement with all the clubs that all the players will be released.
“Yes, we have quite a huge number, and we have visited league venues a lot.
“And more so, we have directed assistant coaches in the person of Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede to watch games in the league.
“They saw a whole lot of players in the league, and I saw some in the league as well.
“And I also told some coaches who have not been able to watch their game live.
“If you compare the list that I had and the ones they gave to me by my assistant coaches, most of the players are on the same list.
“By recommendation, no, that’s not it.
” It’s been very impressive with only two sessions, and technically they are very good.
“We still have a lot of work to do because they are coming from different clubs, and we have to try to see how we can blend them now and make them play as one team.
“I think there is time enough to do that. We like to work hard and select the best players out of these groups that we have to face Ghana in December.
” We know how tough it is to play Ghana.”
“And congratulations to Nigeria’s Flying Eagles because it was a tough one as well.
“Any category in which we meet the Ghanaian team is always very tough.
“All we pray for is luck. But for the game, we will go out there and work hard and develop strategies to ensure we are in the next CHAN.