By Hanifat Mustapha: Anderlecht striker Henry Onyekuru has expressed his delight after training with the Super Eagles in Rabat, Morocco ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Constantine.
Onyekuru, who is on loan at Anderlecht from Everton, is one of the players set to be given a shot by Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr for the dead rubber qualifier on Friday.
“My first full International call up for the National Team! God is great!” Onyekuru tweeted on Wednesday from the Nigeria training camp in Rabat.
“Blessed to be able to share this moment with these guys and we will do our best to make Nigeria proud!”
Nigeria qualified for the World Cup with 13 points from five African qualifying Group B matches, while Algeria are bottom of the group.
The Super Eagles will play a friendly game against Argentina on Tuesday in preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Football Fact :

Sir Stanley Matthews (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. Matthews' nicknames included "The Wizard of the Dribble" and "The Magician"A near-vegetarian teetotaller, he kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50 years old. He was also the oldest player ever to play in England's top football division and the oldest player ever to represent the country. He played his final competitive game in 1985, at the age of 70. Matthews was also an inaugural inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 to honour his contribution to the English game. He never received a booking in his 33 year long career.