Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi walks pain-free after a hamstring scare in the quarter-final win over Algeria, but sits out Wednesday's AFCON semi-final against hosts Morocco due to accumulated yellows from the last-16 and quarters. Team spokesman Promise Efoghe confirmed the positive medical update Monday, noting further checks Tuesday decide if scans loom, but stressed focus shifts to full recovery for potential final runs if Nigeria advances past Rabat's cauldron. Defender Ryan Alebiosu also mends steadily from fitness woes, monitored closely as coach Peseiro plots tweaks without his midfield anchor.
The squad rolled back to Fes base Sunday post Marrakech's 2-0 demolition of Algeria, hitting recovery drills at Saardienne Complex with moods sky-high ahead of the 9pm kickoff at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. Efoghe's words paint readiness – players locked in despite Ndidi blow, echoing Semi Ajayi and Osayi-Samuel's blueprints demanding sharper finishing and set-piece steel against Morocco's Hakimi rockets and home roar. Morocco chase first title since 1976 after Cameroon carve-up, but Eagles eye fourth crown riding Osimhen fire and Lookman ice.
Naija camps buzz post Ighalo's tactical nods and Best XI nods for Osimhen, Osayi, Onyemaechi – Ndidi's absence tests depth with Bassey-Ajayi pairing and Iwobi pulling strings, Orban bench threat waiting. Fans flood green waves despite suspensions, streets pulse Wembley revenge dreams. Peseiro juggles cards and fitness, Morocco's Regragui eyes Osimhen traps – semi-final showdown teeters on grit. Eagles march minus skipper, history calls.