Uzoho, Duru Arrive Super Eagles Camp In Constantine To Prepare For Algeria Friendly

Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and Rivers United left-back Ebube Duru have arrived at the team's camp in Constantine, Algeria, to join their teammates in preparing for the friendly against the Desert Foxes.

All the 24 players invited for the encounter are now in camp as Jose Peseiro prepares the team to face Algeria.

Nigeria champions Rivers’ United left-back Duru was called up following injuries to a number of players, including defender Leon Balogun, and joined the team on Wednesday after returning from Liberia, where the Pride of Rivers reached the penultimate stage of this year’s CAF Champions League group phase.

Team captain Ahmed Musa and forwards Henry Onyekuru and Samuel Chukwueze are the others knocked out by injuries.

Head Coach José Santos Peseiro has approved that the three-time African champions have a training game against Algeria’s ‘B’ squad on Saturday in order to see a number of new and returning players in action, ahead of the official game against the Fennecs (Algeria’s ‘A’ team) in Oran on Tuesday evening.

Super Eagles Players in Constantine

The match against Algeria’s ‘B’ squad will start at 5.30 pm on Saturday while the official game on Tuesday will commence at 8 pm.

Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defender Kevin Akpoguma, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Chidera Ejuke are returning to the squad after some period out, while midfielder Richard Onyedika and forward Godwin Saviour are joining up with the team for the first time.

Update! Full squad now. 24 players in camp now. Okoye, Ekong, Omeruo, Awaziem, Aina, Bassey, Sanusi, Akpoguma, Ozornwafor, Ndidi, Onyeka, Iwobi, Onyedika, Simon, Awoniyi, Ejuke, Dessers, Moffi, Lookman, Adebayo, Saviour, Iheanacho, Uzoho, Duru. #SoarSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/kOWwqiy0Qw

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Tuesday’s clash will be only the second-ever friendly match between the Fennecs and the Super Eagles, with Algeria winning the last clash in Austria in October 2020 by a lone goal.

When both teams clashed in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Oran in September 2005, the Super Eagles won 5-2.