31 Days to World Cup: Ebuehi, Balogun, Nididi will be fit — Eagles Official

Leon Balogun, Ogenyi Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi and Tyrone Ebuehi are recovering from injuries and have started training, according to Super Eagles Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye has said.

The players will surely make the World Cup provisional list to be announced on Monday by head coach, Gernot Rohr.

He assured Nigerians that they were recovering and would be 100% fit before the World Cup.

“We have a month and a few days to the World Cup. Some players like Leon Balogun, Ogenyi Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi and Tyrone Ebuehi are recovering and have started training.

“Balogun and Onazi have started playing for their clubs.

“Generally speaking, we have nothing to worry. Those who are recovering are being well monitored and the reports from the medical team are very positive,’’ he said.

“We have three more games to play before the World Cup. For the first time in a long while, we have played six friendly games, each to achieve a purpose in team building and in helping us prepare for the teams we will face at the World cup,’’he said.

“The board and secretariat of the NFF have worked so hard to be able to get all these together,’’ he said.

He commended Rohr and his crew for planning and monitoring the players in their clubs.

He said that the technical crew had worked hard to prepare the team mentally and physically, especially sending fitness coaches to work with players recovering from injury and prepare them for the opposition.

“As we speak, the coaches are putting finishing touches to the provisional list from which our final squad for the World Cup will be released.

“I will also not be surprised if maybe, one or two players based on what they are doing presently will be included in the World Cup squad.

“ Any of these scenarios is a possibility,’’ Ibitoye said.

Nigeria is pitted against Argentina, Croatia and Iceland in the Mundial’s Group D.