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2023 AFCON: Here Are First Set Of Players To Arrive At Super Eagles Camp
The Super Eagles camp for the 2023 AFCON has officially opened in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and most of the invited players are already in camp.
World Wide Gist gathered that the head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, and his coaching crew were the first set of people to arrive at the 2023 AFCON camp.
Afterward, Ademola Lookman who plays for Atalanta in Italy, Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, who both play for Fulham in England, arrived alongside Joe Aribo who currently plays for English Championship side, Southampton.
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro and his coaching crew at Super Eagles camp in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, January 2, 2023.
All the aforementioned players and coaching crew arrived in the UAE on Tuesday and they are expected to commence training today, January 3. The training camp will last until January 9.
After the training camp, they will fly to Lagos on Tuesday and then fly to Abidjan on Wednesday, January 10, for the tournament proper.
Before then, the Super Eagles are expected to play two friendly games in Abu Dhabi to prepare themselves for the tournament. The said friendly games are against Burkina Faso and Cape Verde.
At the time of writing, the dates and kick-off time of the friendly games which are expected to be behind closed doors have not been made public.
When the Super Eagles touch down in Abidjan for the 2023 AFCON, they will have about four days to prepare for their tournament opener against Equatorial Guinea in Group A at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium on January 14.
Four days later, they will play the hosts of the tournament, Ivory Coast at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé on January 18. The Eagles’ last group-stage game is against Guinea Bissau on January 22.
Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey is set to make a return from injury by the end of January.
Partey has made good progress in his rehabilitation work and will hand the Gunners a timely boost.
The Ghanaian has been plagued with different injuries throughout his time in England and picked up a groin problem at the beginning of the season.
He briefly returned to action in October, but picked up another long-term muscular injury.
Partey was then left out of Ghana’s final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
However, The Mirror reports that the 30-year-old has shown progress in his rehabilitation work and could return to the first team ahead of their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on January 30.
Chelsea’s stance on sacking their manager, Mauricio Pochettino has been revealed.
Pochettino is under significant pressure as head coach at Stamford Bridge due to the club’s not too impressive display this season.
The Argentine recently watched as Middlesbrough defeated the Blues 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg tie.
His team currently sit in the 10th position on the Premier League table after 20 games this season.
However, according to The Telegraph, Pochettino’s job is safe for now despite their latest defeat to Middlesbrough.
The report added that his position at the west London club is not in jeopardy while Chelsea have a ‘realistic chance’ of qualifying for Europe.
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has said his side can’t use the difficult weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse ahead of their opening game at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The West Africans arrived Abidjan in buoyant mood on Wednesday morning despite losing 2-0 to Guinea in a friendly two days earlier.
The Eagles had a light training session after setting down at their base, the magnificent Pullman Hotel.
Peseiro stated that his team must focus on the task ahead and not allow any form of distraction.
“We cannot give excuses about the weather; we need to put in our focus, adapt well and do our best ahead of the first match, which is very important for us,” he told NFF TV.
The Super Eagles will open their campaign at the 2023 AFCON finals against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
They will also face hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage.
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