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8 Super Eagles to leave camp after clash with Liberia

The Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has said eight players plying their trade in the United Kingdom will leave the team camp immediately after the FIFA World Cup clash with Liberia.

The three-time African champions have eight UK-based players – six in the Premier League and two from Scotland – in the latest squad.

“Eight of our players will depart immediately to the United Kingdom after our game on Friday (today). The players are returning because of the UK rules on the African players going to play in some countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their absence will be felt” Rohr said in a press conference.

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The players are Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); William Troost-Ekong (Watford, England); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland) and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland).

It will be recalled that the United Kingdom rules designed to limit the spread of coronavirus mean that countries on the British “red list” – including several African nations – are unable to call on players based in the Premier League for international matches.

Nigeria will host Liberia in their Group C opener today at the Teslim Balogun Stadium before flying out to Cape Verde for the second qualifying series

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