No fewer than 10 players have reported to the Super Eagles’ camp as preparations begin for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The team’s camp officially opened on Sunday at the Renaissance Hotels in Cairo, Egypt, with all coaches and backroom staff already in attendance ahead of the tournament.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that goalkeeper Francis Uzoho was the first player to arrive at the camp, touching down shortly after 2 a.m. local time, signalling the start of full squad mobilisation.
Uzoho, who was named as one of the three goalkeepers in Head Coach Eric Chelle’s 28-man squad, returned to the national team setup after more than a year on the sidelines.
Stanley Nwabali followed as the second arrival, while Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Ebenezer Akinsanmiro later arrived to increase the number of players in camp to four.
Six more players — Amas Obasogie, Semi Ajayi, Ademola Lookman, Igho Ogbu, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Tochukwu Nnadi — arrived later, bringing the total number in camp to 10.
More players are expected to join the squad in the coming hours as Nigeria intensifies preparations for the continental showpiece.
NAN further reports that the three-time African champions are scheduled to hold their first training session later on Sunday.
As part of their build-up to the tournament, the Super Eagles will play a friendly match against the Pharaohs of Egypt on Tuesday at the Cairo International Stadium.
Nigeria will head into the 2025 AFCON looking to improve on their runners-up finish at the last edition, where they lost 2–1 to hosts Côte d’Ivoire in the final.
The Super Eagles are chasing a fourth continental title, having previously lifted the trophy in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will kick off in Morocco on Dec. 21 and is scheduled to conclude on Jan. 18, 2026.