By Neilley Claude EBESSA<\/b><\/p>\n
Journalist, kick442.com – Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n Nigeria striker Akor Adams has been granted permission to temporarily leave the Super Eagles\u2019 camp at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco to be with his mother, who has been admitted to hospital.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 25-year-old Sevilla forward left the team base in Fes on compassionate grounds after receiving news about his mother\u2019s health. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) approved the request and confirmed that Adams is expected to rejoin the squad ahead of the quarter-final on Saturday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Adams had earlier dedicated his first AFCON goal to his mother after scoring in Nigeria\u2019s emphatic 4-0 victory over Mozambique in the Round of 16 on Monday night.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First, glory to God for the privilege to score my first AFCON goal,\u201d Adams said after the match. \u201cThe goal is dedicated to my mum. She was supposed to be here, but she\u2019s in the hospital right now. She was admitted this morning, but she\u2019s much better now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n The striker has become a key figure for Nigeria since making his international debut in October 2025 during a 2-1 win over Lesotho. Under head coach \u00c9ric Chelle, Adams has started six of the Super Eagles\u2019 seven matches, forming a regular partnership with Victor Osimhen and scoring three goals in the process.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A former Montpellier and Sogndal forward, Adams has impressed with his work rate and finishing at the tournament, quickly establishing himself as a first-choice option in Nigeria\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nigeria are chasing a fourth AFCON title and will face their quarter-final opponents this weekend, with Adams expected to be available following his brief absence from camp.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Neilley Claude EBESSA Journalist, kick442.com – Cameroon Nigeria striker Akor Adams has been…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":26579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,39,213,225,5,205],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afcon","category-african-football","category-athletes","category-caf","category-football","category-super-eagles"],"yoast_head":"\n