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Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle, has announced a squad of 23 players comprising the skipper of the team, William Ekong and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and the Benin Republic.
Other squad members see defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses.
The squad, which was unveiled connected Friday greeting by the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) Director of Communication, Dr Ademola Olajire, saw the instrumentality of defender Semi Ajayi, who missed the past 2 matches successful September owed to injury.
France-based Terem Moffi and erstwhile inferior planetary Olakunle Olusegun, who presently plays successful Russia, person besides been included.
Nigeria, present successful 3rd spot and lone 3 points down first-placed Benin Republic and second-placed South Africa, volition look the Likuena (Crocodiles) of Lesotho astatine the Peter Mokaba Stadium successful Polokwane, South Africa, connected Friday, 10th October, successful a Matchday 9 encounter.
They volition past question from South Africa to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria to conflict leaders Benin Republic successful a important last Matchday crippled connected Tuesday, 14th October.
The players were scheduled to get successful South Africa from their assorted bases successful Europe and elsewhere to converge successful Polokwane connected Monday, 6th October.
List of Super Eagles squad for Lesotho and Benin Republic
Goalkeepers:
Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania); Adeleye Adebayo (Volos FC, Greece).
Defenders:
William Ekong (Al-Kholood, Saudi Arabia); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Felix Agu (Werder Bremen, Germany); Benjamin Fredericks (Dender FC, Belgium).
Midfielders:
Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey).
Forwards:
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC, Italy); Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham FC, England); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Cyriel Dessers (Panathinaikos, Greece); Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
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