The Super Eagles have kicked off their training for the continental showpiece
Nigeria have started preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations at their training base in Asaba on Monday.
Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Leganes defender Kenneth Omeruo arrived at the team's base on Monday as the camp increased to 20 players.
While coach Gernot Rohr awaits the arrival of Arsenal's Alex Iwobi, Al Nassr's Ahmed Musa, Bursaspor's Abdullahi Shehu, Udinese's William Troost-Ekong and Changchun Yatai's Odion Ighalo, the available players had their first runout at the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Monday.
#TotalAFCON2019 camp update.
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Wilfred @Ndidi25 and Kenneth @omeruo22 have arrived in camp #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong.
The Super Eagles had a morning training session and then an evening session with fans and the media in attendance.
After soaking up the sun in Asaba, the players including captain John Obi Mikel took to social media to express their feelings.
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