By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
The Super Eagles will depart for Garoua, Cameroon on Wednesday (today) ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The players and their officials will leave the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, via a chartered flight at 8pm.
25 out of the 28 invited players are already are in the team’s camp in Abuja.
Glasgow Rangers of Scotland midfielder Joe Aribo and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze are the latest arrivals in camp.
The duo of Odion Ighalo and Jamilu Collins are expected to link up with their teammates in camp before their departure to Garoua, while Tyronne Ebuehi will join the team in Cameroon.
The Super Eagles are drawn in Group D alongside Egypt, Guinea-Bissau and Sudan.
The West Africans will open their campaign against Egypt on January 11.