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35th AFCON: Super Eagles Camp Swells as 10 Players Report

Posted : 15 December 2025

The Super Eagles have begun their preparations for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with 10 players already reporting to camp.

The squad officially opened camp on Sunday at the Renaissance Hotels in Cairo, with all coaches and backroom staff in attendance ahead of the tournament. Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho was the first to arrive, touching down shortly after 2 a.m. local time, signaling the start of full squad mobilisation.

Uzoho, one of three goalkeepers named in head coach Eric Chelle’s 28-man squad, returns to the national team setup after over a year on the sidelines. He was followed by Stanley Nwabali, with Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Ebenezer Akinsanmiro arriving later, bringing the total to four.

Six more players — Amas Obasogie, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Igho Ogbu, Bright Osayi-Samuel, and Tochukwu Nnadi — joined later, bringing the camp total to ten. Additional players are expected to report in the coming hours as the Super Eagles intensify their preparations for the continental showpiece.

The team is scheduled to hold its first training session later on Sunday evening. As part of their pre-tournament build-up, Nigeria will face Egypt in a friendly match on Tuesday at the Cairo International Stadium.

The three-time African champions enter the tournament aiming to improve on their runners-up finish at the previous edition, where they lost 2–1 to hosts Ivory Coast in the final. Nigeria seeks a fourth AFCON title, having previously lifted the trophy in 1980, 1994, and 2013.

The 2025 AFCON will kick off in Morocco on December 21 and is set to conclude on January 18, 2026.

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