Here are the players announced by Eric Chelle who represent Nigeria in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which will begin in March 2025.
Nigeria’s Super Hawks seem to be eyeing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup as new head coach Eric Chelle confirmed his roster ahead of the March 2025 qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
The initial roster of 30 men submitted by Eric Chelle and announced by NFF will be trimmed into a 23-man roster in the coming days. Maduka Okoye has disappeared after he was on par with Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa in an ongoing investigation in Serie A.
Eric Chelle adopts a balance of family and international players, which shows that the head coach has been paying close attention to the players and focusing on building a squad that can compete in the biggest stages.
Here are all the players Eric Chelle selected for Nigeria before the World Cup qualifier:
goalkeeper: Stanley Nwabali (South Africa Chipa United); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania); Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars)
Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood FC, Saudi Arabia); bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce SK, Turkey); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Calvin Bassey (Fulham Football Club, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Igoh Ogbu (SK Slavia Prague, Czech Republic)
Midfielder: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Raphael Onyesika (Bruger Club, Belgium); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution in the United States); Alex Iwobi (Fulham Football Club, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton Football Club, England); Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornado)
forward: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Ademola Lookman (Atlanta Football Club, Italy); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Simon Moses (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (Valencia Football Club, Spain); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium)
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