Christantus Uche: Super Eagles star shines for Crystal Palace in 1st training session
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Super Eagles of Nigeria forward Christantus Uche has completed his first session with the Premier League giants Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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The 22-year-old attacking midfielder arrived in South London earlier today after his activities during the international break.
Christantus Uche shines for Crystal Palace in 1st training session
Uche joined Crystal Palace on a loan deal from La Liga side Getafe before the international break.
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Following the move to join Oliver Glasner’s squad, Uche travel to team up with the Super Eagles camp for the World Cup qualifiers.
Super Eagles star Christantus Uche shines for Crystal Palace in 1st training session pic.twitter.com/EqScmNKH4a
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He was on the bench for all 90 minutes as an unused substitute in the Super Eagles' 1-0 win against the Amavubi of Rwanda in the first qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.
For the second game against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, Uche started on the bench but came on for Besiktas midfielder Wilfred Ndidi in the 70th minute.
However, Uche could not impact the game in Bloemfontein as Nigeria settled for a 1-1 draw.
Now back in London, Crystal Palace shared pictures of Uche arriving with his luggage and then in training wearing the clubs new red and blue kit.
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Clips of Uche’s debut training performance went viral on social media praising his efforts.
Uche is expected to make his debut for Crystal Palace when they take on Sunderland in a Premier League fixture scheduled for Saturday, September 13, 2025.