FULL LIST: Super Eagles camp bubbles as 13 players arrive for Mexico, Ecuador friendlies
Topping the list of arrivals is Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi who is making a return to the Super Eagles since his infamous red card at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon
The Super Eagles camp in the United States is already bubbling as invited players for the upcoming prestige friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador are already trickling in.
234SportsNG.com reliably gathered that 13 of the invited players are already on the ground and a couple of others are expected in before the team’s first training session later today (Thursday).
Topping the list of arrivals is Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi who is making a return to the Super Eagles since his infamous red card at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Aside from Iwobi, one of Nigeria's top performers in Europe this season, Moses Simon has also arrived in the Super Eagles camp
Simon who recently celebrated hitting 100 appearances for Nantes helped the club to win the French Cup.
The England based duo of Semi Ajayi and William Troost Ekong are in camp as well as Ola Aina who plies his trade in Italy with Torino.
The other seven players whose arrival in the camp has been confirmed are the NPFL stars invited for the doubleheader.
Three-time African champions, Nigeria will face off against Mexico and Ecuador ‘A’ Teams in the start to Peseiro’s regime.
The Eagles will tango with the El Tri at the AT & T Stadium in Dallas on Saturday, May 28 before flying to New Jersey to confront Ecuador at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison on Thursday, June 2.
The Super Eagles will have their first training session at 6pm(Dallas,Texas time) on Thursday.
Full list of 13 players in Camp: Adewale Adeyinka (Akwa United); Ojo Olorunleke (Enyimba FC), Ibrahim Buhari (Plateau United), Chiamaka Madu (Rivers United), Ishaq Rafiu (Rivers United), Victor Mbaoma (Enyimba FC), Faisal Sanni(Katsina United), Babatunde Bello( Akwa United), Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy), Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England), William Ekong (Watford FC, England), Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France), Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England).
