2027 AFCONQ: Okoye keeps Chelle waiting

• To arrive camp Thursday
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle and his technical crew will have to make do without Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for the bulk of Nigeria’s preparations, with the shot-stopper only expected to arrive in camp on Thursday just hours before the Super Eagles’ Group L qualifier against Madagascar.
Chippa United’s Stanley Nwabali and Charlton Athletic’s Arthur Okonkwo were the only goalkeepers present when 23 players reported for Chelle’s first training session on Tuesday, September 22, as the team began preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The Nigeria Football Federation had named Nwabali, Okonkwo and Okoye as the three goalkeepers for...