Super Eagles full house after flight hitches

Officials have told SCORENigeria that they expect a full house of Super Eagles call-ups later today after flight delays caused many of the players to miss the team’s first training.

As many as a dozen players are still being expected in the Super Eagles training camp in Uyo.

Ten players have so far reported in Uyo.

They are Calvin Bassey, Ola Aina, Alex Iwobi, Semi Ajayi, Jerome Akor, Benjamin Fredrick, Arthur Okonkwo, Moses Simon, Alhassan Yusuf and Stanley Nwabali.

These were the players who training in Uyo for the first time Tuesday night.

The late arrival of the players has forced the team to re-arrange their schedule with a media parley planned for later today called off.

The team will train behind closed doors later today.

The Super Eagles take on AFCON co-hosts Tanzania Friday with the return leg in Zanzibar four days later.

Nigeria are under pressure to win both qualifiers after they lost 3-0 in Guinea Bissau last month as part of the qualifying series.

They are second in their qualifying group with three points, three points behind Guinea Bissau, with only the group winners advancing to the tournament proper next year in East Africa.

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