2026 WCQ: Rizespor Celebrate Olawoyin’s Super Eagles’ Invitation
Posted By joeerazer
May 31, 2024
9:13 am
Turkish Super Lig side Caykur Rizespor have celebrated their winger Ibrahim Olawoyin following his invitation to the Super Eagles.
Olawoyin was handed his maiden invitation to the Super Eagles by head coach Finidi George on Thursday.
The 26-year-old was called up as replacement for Bayer Leverkusen’s Nathan Tella, who pulled out of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic due to personal reasons.
The winger earned his invitation on the back of his impressive performances for Rizespor in the 2023/24 season.
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The former Enugu Rangers star scored eight goals in 36 league appearances for his club.
Rizespor congratulated their player through the social media.
” We wished success to our player Ibrahim Olawoyin, who was called to the squad of the Nigeria national team for the matches against South Africa and Benin in the 2026 World Cup African qualifier”, the wrote on X.
The Super Eagles will host South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo next week Friday.
They will face Benin Republic in Abidjan three days later.
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