The trio of Victor Boniface, Gift Orban and Jordan Torunarigha have been welcomed into the Super Eagles by their new teammates.
Nigerian players have initiated three new colleagues into the Super Eagles ahead of the game against Sao Tome and Principe.
The trio of Victor Boniface, Jordan Torunarigha and Gift Orban have now fully performed the normal rituals for newly invited players.
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Nigeria Super Eagles are in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, to take on theor counterparts from Sao Tome and Principe, the Falcons and True Parrots, in an AFCONQ2023 dead rubber.
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Jose Peseiro and the Super Eagles are looking to end the AFCONQ2023 on a high in front of the home fans.
Peseiro, who recently signed a new deal that will see him lead Nigeria to Ivory Coast for the AFCON, will be hoping for another historic outing against the Falcons.
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In their first-ever envounter at this level, the Super Eagles were anything be friendly following a 10-0 thrashing.
Victor Osimhen, who inspired that display in the reverse fixture with six goals contributed, will be hoping to for a repeat alongside some new faces.
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Ahead of that encounter, the team had a time out during dinner in their hotel during dinner.
The older guys in the team led by stand-in skipper, William Troost-Ekong, held an initiation ceremony for the three newly invited players.
Boniface, Orban and Torunarigha took turns to introduce and perform for the players who clearly enjoyed the fanfare.
Bayer Leverkusen’s magical forward, Boniface, was the first to perform and he chose 2 Face Idibia’s famous song ‘Ihe ne me’.
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Gent defender Torunarigha, who switched allegiance from Germany to Nigeria, sang 'Living Things' by 9ice while his clubmate, Orban showed he is a Burna Boy fan with his ‘Last Last’ rendition.
All three players appeared to have had fun from the video shared on social media platform, X.com by Fajsports.
Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe will take to the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Sunday at 5 p.m. Nigerian time.
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