Tremendous Eagles’ Head Coach Eric Chelle has drafted crew captain William Ekong, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Shiny Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in his listing of 23 gamers for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches towards Lesotho and Benin Republic.
Defender Semi Ajayi, who missed the final two matches within the September window because of damage, returns to the group, as do France-based Terem Moffi and former junior worldwide Olakunle Olusegun, who performs his membership soccer in Russia.
Nigeria, now in third place and solely three factors off first-placed Benin Republic and second-placed South Africa, deal with the Likuena (Crocodiles) of Lesotho on the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa on Friday, tenth October in a Matchday 9 encounter, earlier than flying from South Africa to Uyo to battle leaders Benin Republic in a fiery last Matchday recreation on Tuesday, 14th October.
The gamers are scheduled to fly into South Africa from their totally different bases in Europe and elsewhere, to converge in Polokwane on Monday, sixth October.
23 SUPER EAGLES TO BATTLE 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 Metropolis, England); Shiny Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham Metropolis, 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 (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Cyriel Dessers (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium); Terem Moffi (OGC Good, France); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
