AFCON QUALIFIERS: Super Eagles blazing hot Forward Iheanacho hits camp in Lagos
By Reliance Udoenyin
Nigerian red hot forward Kelechi Iheanacho has arrived the camp of the Super Eagles' ahead of the final round of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho.
The arrival of Iheanacho whose brace at the weekend sent Manchester United packing from the FA Cup was confirmed in a tweet by the team's verified Twitter handle.
"Good morning...Update! Kelechi Ihas arrived. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong," the tweet said.
In a similar Tweet, the Super Eagles wrote; "Na me be dis! @67Kelechi in.
#SoarSuperEagles
#Team9jaStrong" with a picture of the Nigerian forward who boast of a direct hand in 15 goals in his 15 starts across all competitions this season (11 goals, 4 assists), eight of which have come in his last four matches (7 goals, 1 assists), for his Club Leicester City according to Statistics by OptaJoe.
Iheanacho's arrival at the Eko Hotel & Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos where the three-time African champions are lodged ahead of the big duels thus completes the 24-man list put out earlier by Coach Gernot Rohr with Anayo Iwuala of Enyimba replacing Almeria's Umar Sadiq who couldn't make the team.
Nigeria will trade tackle with the Squirrels of Benin Republic at the Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto Novo on Saturday, 27th March and take on Crocodiles of Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos three days later.
This will mark the first time in 10 years the Super Eagles will return to Nigeria's Commercial City.
Nigeria tops Group L with 8 points, followed by Benin Republic with 7 points and Sierra Leone with 3 points leaving Lesotho bottom of the group with 2 points.
Players in camp:
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye, Francis Uzoho, John Noble;
Defenders: William Ekong, Olaoluwa Aina, Adekunle Adeleke, Chidozie Awaziem, Leon Balogun, Tyronne Ebuehi, Jamilu Collins, Zaidu Sanusi;
Midfielders: Semi Ajayi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Abdullahi Shehu, Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, Wilfred Ndidi;
Forwards: Ahmed Musa, Henry Onyekuru, Anayo Iwuala, Alex Iwobi, Paul Onuachu, Samuel Chukwueze, Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho.
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