Maduka Okoye, goalkeeper for Udinese, will begin for Nigeria Tremendous Eagles towards Russia in an Internationally Pleasant recreation on Friday, June 6, 2025.
In response to Owngoal, Okoye didn’t play within the current Unity Cup in England. He stayed on the bench for the video games towards Ghana and Jamaica, as common first-choice Stanley Nwabali performed each matches. Head coach Eric Chelle had already instructed Okoye about this plan.
Chelle defined that he most well-liked Nwabali for the Unity Cup video games however promised Okoye would begin the subsequent match towards Russia at Luzhniki Stadium.
One other participant set to start out is Chrisantus Uche, a midfielder from Gefate. He got here on within the final 20 minutes towards Jamaica and scored the profitable penalty in the course of the shootout.
Uche arrived late to camp, which is why he didn’t begin towards Jamaica. Nonetheless, after talking with the coach and apologising for being late, Chelle has now determined to start out him.
