With its 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda coming up, the Super Eagles are set to return to their campsite in Uyo on September 1. .
The backroom crew will be in Uyo starting on September 1, and we anticipate that the majority of the players will arrive in plenty of time, a team official told our correspondent on Wednesday.
The three-time African champions will welcome the Cheetahs of Benin Republic on September 7 starting at 5 pm at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo and fly out to another 2026 World Cup qualifying rivals Rwanda, three days later for a second AFCON qualifier.
They are currently without a coach, with the Nigeria Football Federation stalling the appointment of a new handler following Finidi George’s exit from the saddle in June.
The body is currently torn between former Sweden coach Janne Andersson and Hervé Renard, with a vast experience in African football, having coached the national teams of Zambia, Angola, Ivory Coast, and Morocco.
