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The head coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has downplayed concerns about the absence of key players, including Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, and Zaidu Sanusi, for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
Osimhen and Chukwueze suffered hamstring injuries during Nigeria’s friendly against Saudi Arabia last month, while Sanusi recently returned to action with FC Porto after a six-week hiatus. Despite their exclusion, Peseiro expressed confidence in the squad’s depth.
In a press conference held in Uyo, Peseiro stated, “No Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Zaidu, and others are not fit, but I am only speaking about them because you asked me. It’s better I think about the 23 players, come with more confidence; I don’t care about the others, only I said recover well, for that I call them. All of them I call all the time, not only Osimhen. I call them, you work well, good job, but after that when we start the camping, our team is this team, no other team.”
The Super Eagles are set to face the Likuena of Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Thursday.
