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The Super Eagles Uyo camp on Wednesday bubbled with over 20 players sweating it out in training at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.
The Super Eagles will clash with Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday in the final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo.
Peseiro’s side head into the game with their place at the AFCON in Ivory Coast next year already guaranteed with 12 points after beating Sierra Leone 3-2 in June.
The Portuguese gaffer, invited a strong foreign base squad to face the Selecao of Sao Tome and Principe despite being a dead rubber game.
Belgium based attacker, Gift Orban and Bundesliga revelation, Victor Boniface earned their first invite to the Super Eagles camp and were among the first callers to report to the Uyo Camp.
Italy-based quartet, Victor Osimhen, who plays for Napoli, Atalanta winger, Ademola Lookman, AC Milan’s Samuel Chukwueze, and Empoli’s Tyronne Ebuehi were among the players that arrived at the camp early.
The first leg between Nigeria and the Selecao of Sao Tome and Principe ended 10-0 in favour of the Super Eagles with Victor Osinhem scoring four times in a match that saw him equal Rashidi Yekini’s record against Burkina Faso in 1991.
The 2024 AFCON will kickstart on the 13th of January in Cote d’ Ivoire