Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has made a change to his final 23-man squad as Gent defender Jordan Torunarigha has been called up to replace the injured Nathan Tella for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Tella was an unused substitute in Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday. The 25-year-old forward has now been confirmed injured and...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle on Tuesday named his final 23-man squad ahead of this month’s crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Afrosport reports. Chelle included four new faces in his final team, which has been trimmed down from the initial 39-man squad the Malian announced earlier this month. The 47-year-old will be looking to hand international debuts to Remo Stars...
As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, head coach Eric Chelle has a daunting task of trimming his initial 39-man provisional squad to 23. The Super Eagles are fifth in the six-team Group C of the qualifiers and must fight hard to clinch victories in Kigali and at home in Uyo to stand...
Zimbabwe head coach, Michael Nees, is not ruling out the possibility of defeating the Super Eagles when both sides meet in matchday 6 in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers this month in Uyo, Afrosport reports. Nees, 57, says the Super Eagles are beatable, with both teams having settled for a 1-1 stalemate in the return fixture in Kigali in November 2023. “Everybody knows Nigeria are better...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released a 39-man provisional squad list for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Afrosport reports. The list sees a first-time call-up for Sevilla forward Akor Adams and Belgian Pro League top scorer Tolu Arokodare of Genk. There are also maiden call-ups for Papa Daniel Mustapha, Chrisantus Uche, Anthony Dennis, Igoh Ogbu and Jordan Torunarigha. Former...
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