Leicester City stars Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Everton’s Alex Iwobi, Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi and Abia Warriors centre-back Adekunle Adeleke have arrived in the Nigeria camp for their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying games against Liberia and Cape Verde.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to take on their West African rivals Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Friday before flying to Cape Verde for their second Group C fixture, on September 6.
The five players joined Nantes winger Moses Simon at the team’s camp in Victoria Island, Lagos as they await the arrival of other invited stars.
Over the weekend, Ndidi played the entire duration while Iheanacho came off the bench in Leicester City’s 2-1 win over Norwich City while Iwobi was introduced as a 69th-minute substitute in Everton’s 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
