Ndidi leads Eagles in friendly match against Poland

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has arrived in Warsaw with the rest of the team for the friendly match against Poland on Wednesday, as reported by PUNCH Sports Extra.

Ndidi, along with stars like Moses Simon and Akor Adams, was selected for the June international window. They missed the Unity Cup win in London, where a new coach, Eric Chelle, led the team to victory at The Valley, home of Charlton Athletic.

The squad landed in the Polish capital on Monday and trained for the first time in light rain at Stadion Polonii Warsaw. They are preparing for the match at PGE Narodowy Stadium on Wednesday.

According to the team’s media officer, Promise Efoghe, 18 players have made the trip to Poland, but only 16 participated in the training session.

The players currently in camp include goalkeepers Maduka Okoye, Francis Uzoho, and Arthur Okonkwo. Ndidi, Simon, and Adams are among them, along with Paul Onuachu, Terem Moffi, who was captain in London, Tochukwu Nnadi, Emmanuel Fernandez, Semi Ajayi, Rafiu Durosinmi, Zaidu Sanusi, Igho Ogbu, Raphael Onyedika, Frank Onyeka, Bruno Onyemaechi, and Abdullahi Ibrahim from Banik Ostrava.

After the game against Poland, the Super Eagles will head to Portugal. They will face the Selecao in their last World Cup warm-up match during this international window.

Chelle, who recently guided the Eagles to retain the Unity Cup, is looking forward to the upcoming match.

"There is a culture of winning that we are trying to build in this team, and that mentality is important. You can say that it is difficult to have games at this time because the players have been in holiday mood for about two weeks, but the job must be done.

"We have 18 players in camp now and we will work with that. Everybody must work hard, and we will go into the match with the determination to win."

Before the friendly matches, Chelle expressed concern over the absence of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, who are the 2023 and 2024 African Players of the Year. The coach will also miss midfielder Alhassan Yusuf and Samuel Chukwueze, who just buried his mother in Imo State.