Super Eagles preparations for two crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic appears to have been hit by the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon by organised labour in the country.
Yesterday, the first day of the indefinite strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress, five key members of the Super Eagles who were due to join their teammates in Uyo could not connect flights from their various destinations to the Akwa Ibom capital as aviation personnel joined the stay at home order of the labour movement.
Players affected by the strike include; Semi Ajayi, Paul Onuachu, Frank Onyeka, Calvin Bassey and Bright Osayi-Samuel Unless arrangements have been made to fly the contingent straight into Uyo from Johannesburg, any stop over in Lagos is likely to pose problem to the South Africans making the barely one hour flight into Uyo if the strike persists by Wednesday.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
There was no training session on Monday evening, as the players get countenance intensive sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, hopefully with a full house. Kekana suffered an injury in Saturday's Nedbank Cup final against Orlando Pirates where he only lasted for the first half before being replaced by Junior Mendieta.
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