Chelle has announced his final squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, has announced his final squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers as Ahmed Musa and Maduka Okoye, two experienced players, have been dropped from the team.
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Musa, Nigeria’s most capped international player, was included in the provisional 39-man squad released earlier, but failed to make the final cut and Okoye, the Udinese FC goalkeeper, was also left out of the team.
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The Super Eagles are gearing up for the must-win matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe later this month.
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The team will open their camp in Kigali on March 16, ahead of their match against Rwanda on March 21 before hosting Zimbabwe in Uyo.
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Eric Chelle final squad
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa); 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 FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Igoh Ogbu (SK Slavia Prague, Czech Republic)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes)
Forwards: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Simon Moses (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (Valencia FC, Spain); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium)
