Super Eagles held their first training session on Tuesday evening in preparation for the AFCON qualifier game against Sierra Leone of Friday.
Following the arrival of players to camp on Tuesday that saw the numbers ride to 16 the team had a light training at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.
The training was done under the watch of head coach Gernot Rohr and his technical crew.
Edo State deputy governor Philip Shaibu joined the team to train.
The team released videos of the first training session on its official Twitter handle.
“Training on, the deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu joins in training. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong.”
https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1326225824081711106?s=19
Nigeria opponents, Leone Stars are expected to arrive the country on Wednesday ahead of the game.
They will arrive the Murtala Mohamed International Airport in Lagos them connect a flight to Benin City.
Players currently in camp
Ahmed Musa
William Troost-Ekong
Alex Iwobi
Ola Aina
Joe Aribo
Leon Balogun
Kevin Akpoguma
Sebastian Osigwe
Zaidu Sanusi
Tyrone Ebuehi
Oghenekaro Etebo
Maduka Okoye
Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Emmanuel Dennis
Kelechi Iheanacho
Chidozie Awaziem
