AFCON
AFCON: Leicester’s Kelechi Iheanacho To Join Super Eagles Team Today For Send-Off Meal In Lagos
Kelechi Iheanacho, a forward for Leicester City, is anticipated to reunite with the Super Eagles team in Lagos on Tuesday, ahead of their departure to Ivory Coast for the commencement of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
SportsXparte reports that the dates of the AFCON competition are set for January 13–February 11.
However, a send-off meal will be held by the Lagos State Government tonight for the Super Eagles, who will arrive in Lagos on a chartered plane just hours before they fly off to Ivory Coast to play in the 34th AFCON finals, which get underway on Saturday.
Iheanacho, who has been recovering from a muscular ailment for more than three weeks, is anticipated to strengthen the team, according to officials. At the competition, the 26-year-old forward will be participating in his second AFCON.
Meanwhile, Coach Jose Peseiro will need to make some difficult choices in the upcoming days due to the uncertainty surrounding Victor Boniface’s fitness. Fear has spread across the Eagles’ camp in Dubai as a result of Boniface’s groin injury. He was not included in the lineup that faced Guinea on matchday in a pre-AFCON friendly on Monday at Bani Yas Stadium in Abu Dhabi, which the Eagles defeated 2-0.
The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder is one of the team’s more fascinating recruits, albeit it remains to be seen if he can get past the injury. The player from Bayer Leverkusen is one of the more interesting additions to the team, but it remains to be regarded if he can get past the injury.
The probable replacement is Terem Moffi, an OGC Nice striker who was surprisingly left off the final squad despite his goals and reliability in the French Ligue 1 during the previous three years.
Based on information obtained by our source, Victor Osimhen remains the Eagles’ first-choice middle striker and was just given a respite against Guinea. Sadiq Umar is the other striker on the team that is available.
Ademola Lookman is a star striker for Atalanta and has been named the winger in the AFCON by Peseiro. However, he plays as a second striker for his Italian club, where he has scored seven goals this season and thirteen last season in Serie A.
Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and the event host, Ivory Coast will square off against Nigeria in Group A. As they look to win a fourth trophy in Ivory Coast, where they have already won three times, in 1980, 1994, and 2013, they will kick off their campaign against Equatorial Guinea on January 14.
