Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has invited four goalkeepers, nine defenders, seven midfielders and eleven forwards in the list of players called up to the team for the world cup qualifiers in September. Nigeria will be up against Rwanda and South Africa respectively as they battle to stay in the hunt for a world cup ticket, and Chelle has already drawn up his preliminary list which will be cut down to around 23-25 players.
He handed a first time call up to 15 year old Nigeria U20 goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt after his exploits at the WAFU tournament and also the AFCON. He was also in goal for the Super Eagles B in their only win at the CHAN tournament.
Chelle who led the team to their first win in the series will be looking for more of the same spirit they showed in the 2-0 win over Rwanda, and not the late minute collapse that happened in the 1-1 draw at home with Zimbabwe.
Super Eagles provisional list
GOALKEEPERS
STANLEY NWABALI
AMAS OBASOGIE
ADEBAYO ADELEYE
HARCOURT EBENEZER
DEFENDERS
WILLIAM TROOST-EKONG
CALVIN BASSEY
OLAOLUWA AINA
BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL
BRUNO ONYEMAECHI
IGOH OGBU
CHIDOZIE AWAZIEM
FELIX AGU
BENJAMIN FREDRICKS
MIDFIELDERS
ALEXANDER IWOBI
FRANK ONYEKA
ALHASSAN YUSUF
WILFRED NDIDI
FISAYO DELE-BASHIRU
RAPHAEL ONYEDIKA
CHRISTANTUS UCHE
FORWARDS
ADEMOLA LOOKMAN
SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE
VICTOR OSIMHEN
MOSES SIMON
VICTOR BONIFACE
NATHAN TELLA
CYRIEL DESSERS
SADIQ UMAR
TOLU AROKODARE
TEREM MOFFI
AKOR ADAMS
