{"id":156392,"date":"2025-03-24T22:53:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2026-wcq-chelle-gives-injury-update-ahead-of-nigeria-vs-zimbabwe-clash"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:02:54","slug":"2026-wcq-chelle-gives-injury-update-ahead-of-nigeria-vs-zimbabwe-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/2026-wcq-chelle-gives-injury-update-ahead-of-nigeria-vs-zimbabwe-clash","title":{"rendered":"2026 WCQ: Chelle gives injury update ahead of Nigeria vs Zimbabwe clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, provided an injury update on his squad on Monday ahead of Tuesday\u2019s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria will face the Warriors in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, as they look to strengthen their chances of qualifying for next year\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Chelle\u2019s men secured a 2-0 victory over Rwanda three days ago in Kigali, a win that lifted them to fourth place with six points.<\/p>\n<p>The Malian tactician will have his full squad available as he aims for back-to-back wins in charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the players are ready,\u201d Chelle responded when asked by reporters about any possible injuries.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe had a good training session yesterday. We need to finalise our preparations this evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt won\u2019t be easy. Zimbabwe are a good team, and we need to focus on ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, provided an injury update on his squad on Monday ahead of Tuesday\u2019s 2026 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe. Nigeria will face the Warriors in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, as they look to strengthen their chances of qualifying for next year\u2019s tournament. 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