The Super Eagles have officially opened their training camp in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, ahead of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Tanzania’s Taifa Stars.

Head coach Éric Chelle and his team are expected to begin preparations on Tuesday with their first training session at the practice pitch of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

Chelle announced a 24-man squad on Saturday for the crucial encounters, with all invited players expected to arrive camp on Monday.

Nigeria will welcome Tanzania to the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Friday, November 13.

They will travel to Zanzibar for the return fixture at the Amman Stadium on Tuesday, November 17.

The Super Eagles currently occupy second place in Group L and will be targeting maximum points from both matches to strengthen their chances of securing the group’s sole qualification ticket for the 2027 AFCON, which will be co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Manchester United manager, Michael Carrick, has insisted that his team can recover from their poor run of results despite dropping into the Premier League relegation zone.

Carrick spoke after United played out a dramatic 4-4 draw against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Red Devils twice came from two goals behind to rescue a point in an entertaining encounter but remained in the bottom three after the result.

Aston Villa took an early two-goal lead through Alysson and Nicolas Jackson inside the opening five minutes.

However, Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty before Youri Tielemans restored parity for the hosts before the break.

Villa regained the advantage after the restart, with John McGinn and Leon Goretzka scoring to put the visitors 4-2 ahead.

United fought back again, as Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu scored late goals to secure a share of the points.

Despite the comeback, United dropped to 18th position in the Premier League table after 10 matches.

The club is also enduring an eight-match winless run in the league, increasing pressure on Carrick.

Reacting to questions about whether United are now involved in a relegation battle, the manager insisted that the season was still at an early stage.

“We’re in November. I don’t like this situation or the results, but we can definitely do something about it,” Carrick said.

Liverpool erased the bitter taste of successive losses to Arsenal and Fenerbahce with a comfortable victory at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

Alexis Mac Allister put Liverpool ahead late in the first half before Wirtz, whose last league goal came against the same opponents in April, doubled the Reds’ advantage nine minutes into the second half.

Alexander Isak netted Liverpool’s third in the 89th minute before Eddie Nketiah scored a stoppage-time penalty for bottom of the table Palace.

Liverpool are up to fourth place after their fourth away league win this season.

It was a much-needed success for Iraola, who had started to hear some awkward questions about Liverpool’s inconsistent run in his first season in charge after arriving from Bournemouth to replace the sacked Arne Slot.

Yeremy Pino went agonisingly close to opening the scoring for Palace in the 18th minute when he curled against the bar.

Palace striker Jorgen Strand Larsen had the ball in the back of Alisson Becker’s net in the 33rd minute.

But his celebrations were cut short by the offside flag and a subsequent VAR check.

Mac Allister made Palace pay for those misses in the 40th minute, nodding home a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick in clinical fashion.

Wirtz increased Liverpool’s advantage in the 54th minute, guiding a low Bradley Barcola cross into the bottom corner.

Palace had a huge chance with just under 15 minutes remaining when Pino was denied by Alisson, who then saved from Jefferson Lerma before Nketiah lashed over.

Sweden striker Isak put the result beyond doubt in the 89th minute with a deflected close-range strike.

Palace earned a penalty after Dario Osorio clashed heads with Milos Kerkez but Nketiah’s goal was no consolation for under-fire Eagles boss Pierre Sage.