Igoh Ogbu is in line to make his long-awaited senior debut for Nigeria, the three-time African champions, eSporty stories.
Six years after enjoying his final match for the Flying Eagles within the 2019 Fifa U20 World Cup towards Senegal, the central defender has been named within the Tremendous Eagles’ 39-man provisional squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria will play Rwanda and Zimbabwe within the upcoming matches.
Ogbu is up towards different central defenders like William Troost-Ekong, Gabriel Osho, Calvin Bassey, Jordan Torunarigha, and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi for a spot within the last squad.
The previous Nigeria U20 participant has earned his spot within the provisional squad because of his spectacular performances for Slavia Prague within the Czech Republic’s Likelihood Liga.
Slavia Prague congratulated Ogbu on social media after stories steered he may very well be included within the last squad for the World Cup qualifiers. They posted on Instagram: “Igoh Ogbu earns his first senior @ng_supereagles call-up! Nigeria will face Rwanda and Zimbabwe within the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Congratulations, Iggy! We’re so pleased with you!”
Ogbu has impressed since becoming a member of Slavia Prague from Norwegian membership Lillestrom in 2023. He has performed 86 matches for the Czech facet, scoring 4 objectives and offering one help.
Earlier than becoming a member of Slavia Prague, he had stints at Gombe United, Rosenborg, Levanger, and Sogndal.
