Chai, my people! Big news land for Naija football ground as Besiktas midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi don take the captain armband for Super Eagles ahead of AFCON 2025 wey go happen for Morocco. E no be small thing oh! Na wetin Super Eagles official account announce for Twitter.

As we sabi say, the former captain, William Troost-Ekong don retire from national duty sharp-sharp, Ndidi don step in like true leader wey him be. E don dey play as stand-in captain before countless times when Cappa Musa and Troost-Ekong no dey around, so na him time to shine now!

Wilfred wey don dey represent Nigeria since 2015, no even hide him joy as e talk say the captaincy mean everything to him. E chop true beta responsibility wey carry weight, but him no dey fear, say with the help of the boys dem and coaching crew, everythihng go dey alright.

“E get as e be, but together, we fit carry the load. I don talk to some older players make dem understand why we dey here, and we all gats dey on the same page for this one,” the 29-year-old Ndidi yarn.

Super Eagles dey groove for Group C of AFCON 2025, wey get tough teams like Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. The first match go be against Tanzania for December 23, and we dey ready make dem no give us wahala!

Ndidi don show say him mature well-well, as e don gather mind to talk to the team right from the start. “We gats work together as one if we wan achieve this goal wey dey ahead of us,” he added.

Make we no forget say our boys just miss carry the trophy come home last AFCON 2023, as dem fall hand for Ivory Coast. We dey eager to see wetin dis new leadership go bring, and Ndidi go lead the charge with all him experience from Leicester City to Besiktas.

From 71 caps and counting, Naija trust say Ndidi fit carry the team to glory. This level wey Ndidi don enter now na to prove say him fit lead the Super Eagles back to the top!

Abeg, my people, make we carry our flag high as we dey support our boys this season of AFCON! Super Eagles, we dey with una!