Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has confirmed that five players of his team will certainly not be a part of the squad for the world cup qualifiers playoff in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will open their campaign at the mini tournament against Gabon on the 13th of November pushing for a spot in the final, against the winner of the game between Cameroon and Congo Dr.
The winner of the tournament will represent Africa at the intercontinental playoff, where the remaining two tickers to the world cup 2026 will be on offer for the two finalist in March next year.
Speaking from his base in France, Chelle said the team will have to navigate the playoff without five of his players, who are not expected to be a part of the team.
” I know we won’t be having at least five players like Terem Moffi, Felix Agu, Ola Aina, Cyriel Dessers and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. We also don’t know if Samuel Chukwueze will be available but we have to find a way to play these games, because we want to go to the world cup”, the coach said.
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