{"id":20605,"date":"2022-11-15T17:26:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/?p=20605"},"modified":"2022-11-15T17:26:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T16:26:43","slug":"super-eagles-in-full-force-in-portugal-dare-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/super-eagles-in-full-force-in-portugal-dare-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Eagles In Full Force In Portugal, Dare Ronaldo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Super Eagles Head Coach Jos\u00e9 Santos Peseiro has the full compliment of invited players as three-time African champions Nigeria get set for what could be a fiery international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In camp are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and Adebayo Adeleye, defenders William Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem, Kevin Akpoguma, Calvin Bassey, Tyronne Ebuehi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Ebube Duru, as well as midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are also forwards Moses Simon, Cyriel Dessers, Terem Moffi, Paul Onuachu, Emmanuel Dennis and Ademola Lookman. Forward Samuel Chukwueze was being expected on Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday\u2019s encounter at the 50,000 -capacity Est\u00e1dio Jos\u00e9 Alvalade in Lisbon is the first-ever full international between both countries, and it promises fireworks with Portugal heading to the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar the following day and Nigeria eager to blood a corp of new frontliners after narrowly failing to make the train to Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Top scorer Victor Osimhen is out injured but Peseiro can still call on on-fire Belgium-based Onuachu, the nifty Dessers, dependable Moses Simon, France-based Moffi and the Italy-based winger Lookman.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Portugal, 1966 FIFA World Cup bronze medallists and champions of Europe six years ago, will no doubt roll out their full arsenal, including five-time Ballon D\u2019Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo – unarguably one of the best to have played the game. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Our Reporter Super Eagles Head Coach Jos\u00e9 Santos Peseiro has the full compliment of invited players as three-time African champions Nigeria get set for what could be a fiery international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday. \u00a0 In camp are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye and Adebayo Adeleye, defenders William Ekong, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001013,"featured_media":20607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n