Tremendous Eagles ahead Samuel Chukwueze is not going to arrive on the senior nationwide group camp in Abu Dhabi on January 2, 2024 as agreed by the gamers and the Nigerian Soccer Federation (NFF) as he has a match to play for his membership, AC Milan , on that day in Italy.
Based on sempremilan.com, Chukwueze is certainly one of two gamers anticipated to depart AC Milan for the Africa Cup of Nations, the opposite being Algeria's Ismael Bennacer. However whereas Algeria insist Bennacer will be a part of them on January 2, AC Milan have managed to persuade the NFF to let Chukwueze play their Coppa Italia match towards Cagliari on the identical day.
Based on sempremilan.com, Milan will launch Chukwueze to hitch the Nigerian camp on January 3, “which means he’ll nearly actually function towards Cagliari. That will permit Pioli to relaxation Christian Pulisic or Rafael Leao on each wings.”
In the meantime, a pilot group from the Tremendous Eagles has left for Abu Dhabi to arrange grounds for the arrival of the gamers and their officers to the coaching camp.
An official, who pleaded anonymity, informed The Guardian that every one gamers, together with these already in Nigeria, have been given airplane tickets to the UAE to reach in Abu Dhabi tomorrow.
He mentioned the gamers in Europe will fly on to the UAE whereas these in Nigeria will be a part of the house delegation to the camp.