Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi opens up on the impact of half-full camp to their training ahead of crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic; npflupdates.com reports.
Ndidi and his Leicester City teammate Kelechi Iheanacho were among the first players to arrive the national team camp in Uyo.
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According to the combative midfielder, the absence of some players has affected the team’s training negatively.
What Wilfred Ndidi said about incomplete Super Eagles camp
“To be honest it has affected the preparations because normally we are supposed to start training on Saturday and three days gone we have not been together,” Ndidi told TVC Nigeria.
“It has affected the team in some way where we are supposed to be knowing what we are actually doing, how to approach the game but we haven’t been able to do that.
“Few of them coming in today and the others coming in tomorrow it will be a great addition for us to prepare quicker.”
In addition, Kelechi Iheanacho, revealed little impact has been made in training since the cam opened.
According to the former Manchester City forward, some big training sessions has been stalled due to the absence of some players.
Speaking to TVC News on Tuesday, Iheanacho said: “Obviously we are not yet complete and we are missing few players, it’s just a little bit impact in the training sessions. Some of the big sessions that we needed to do we couldn’t because we are not complete.
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“It affects the training a little bit but we’ve got almost everybody today and we did a big session which is very, very important. Hopefully everyone will be around tomorrow for us to get the full length of the pitch and training that we need.”
He added, “Overall we have been working really hard and training since few days now so I think the coaches are doing a great job. We are really fit and ready to go.”