The number of players who trained reached 17 after 15 of the 16 who showed up on Tuesday arrived early enough to participate in the evening training session, which began at 6 p.m. local time.
There were 18 players at camp at the time this report was filed since Benjamin Federick arrived late and missed Tuesday’s training but is anticipated to participate in Wednesday’s session.
The technical team and backroom personnel, under the direction of head coach Eric Chelle, were already on the ground when the camp formally commenced on Monday at The Ranch Hotel in Polokwane.
Osimhen, Lookman, Chrisantus Uche, Wilfred Ndidi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Terem Moffi, Moses Simon, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Frank Onyeka, Tolu Arokodare, Semi Ajayi, Stanley Nwabali, Adebayo Adeleye, Amas Obasogie, and captain William Troost-Ekong were among those who trained on Tuesday.
The full 23-man roster, which includes Akor Adams of Sevilla, who got his first Super Eagles call-up, is anticipated to report to camp on Wednesday.
After presiding over Remo Stars’ 2-0 victory over Wikki Tourists in the Nigeria Premier Football League on Monday, assistant coach Daniel Ogunmodede also joined the camp on Tuesday.
Because Lesotho does not currently have a stadium certified by FIFA or CAF to host international matches, the match will be played in South Africa.
Nigeria, who presently rank fourth with 11 points from eight games, will either win or lose the encounter against Lesotho.
The table has been drastically altered by FIFA’s recent disciplinary decision against South Africa, which gave Lesotho a 3-0 victory and cost the Bafana Bafana three points.
With 14 points, South Africa and Benin are now equal, followed by Rwanda and Nigeria at 11 and Lesotho at 9.
Chelle’s team knows that defeating Lesotho in their final home game against Benin in Uyo four days later will be vital with two games left.
With two victories, Nigeria might reach 17 points, which, depending on what happens with Benin and South Africa, might be sufficient to guarantee automatic qualifying.
The Super Eagles will play Lesotho at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Friday at 4 p.m. Nigerian time.
