Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has submitted his list of invited players for the upcoming Unity Cup in London to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Nigeria will take part in the tournament alongside Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago and Ghana. Their first game will be against Ghana on the 28th of May at the Brentford stadium.
Sources say the list is made up of fringe players in the Super Eagles who have confirmed their availability with captain Ahmed Musa returning to the fold for the first time since the last AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.
Musa’s invitation was confirmed by his present club Kano Pillars, where he has eight goals this season and has been ever present following his return on a permanent basis before the start of this season.
Also 12 new players will be in the team with Chelle keen on using the games of the tournament to see some of the players in the CHAN team, before the friendly game against Russia which will have most of the regulars.
The idea is for the coach to use the games to know the team properly before the resumption of games in the world cup qualifiers in July.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
