Musa, Onuachu complete Eagles line-up for Cameroon

Captain Ahmed Musa, in-form Genk striker, Paul Onuachu and Anthony Izuchukwu of Spartan Trnava of Slovakia have joined their colleagues in Austria as the team prepares for its first international friendly game against Cameroon.

On Tuesday, about Eighteen players arrived at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Vienna as Super Eagles get set to face arch-rivals, Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The last time both sides took on each other was two years ago in 2019.

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions have had a lot of laughs at the expense of the Super Eagles in principally the Africa Cup of Nations finals – 1984, 1988 and 2000.

But the Eagles edged the neighbours to the east 3-2 in the quarter-finals of the last AFCON in Egypt two years ago, mauled the Lions 3-0 in a friendly in Belgium in October 2015, and were vastly superior over two legs in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in September 2017, ThisDay Live said.

The arrival of the inspirational Musa, Belgium-based Onuachu and Izuchukwu on Wednesday morning brought the number of players in Nigeria’s camp to 21.

Others are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye, Francis Uzoho, and John Noble; defenders William Ekong, Valentine Ozornwafor, Chidozie Awaziem and Jamilu Collins; midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Abdullahi Shehu, Abraham Marcus and Samson Tijani and; forwards Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Anayo Iwuala, Terem Moffi and Peter Olayinka.

After Tuesday’s training, Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr said he was satisfied with the session, and insisted the match against the Lions is an avenue to assess and evaluate what a number of new players can bring to the group.

Tomorrow’s clash will start at 8.30 pm Nigeria time.