Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has submitted the list of invited players for the upcoming four team invitational tournament to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The tournament initially billed to take place in Jordan has been moved to Turkey due to the uprising in the Middle East. It will feature Jordan, Iran, Costa Rica and Nigeria.
Chelle who led the team to a third place finish at the AFCON in January pulled three major surprises in the list according to sources close to the coach, and also at the NFF.
” There are three huge surprise and it will be made public in the next 48 hours”, a top source at the NFF exclusively revealed.
” It’s the second phase of the game project of Chelle so some surprise names were included. Young players who are doing very well and will likely be the future of the team”, a close associate of the coach said.
Super Eagles will open their campaign at the tournament against Iran on the 27th of March, while Jordan take on Costa Rica in the tournament’s other game.
Per the organiser, the final round of games will be played on the 31st of March, with Nigeria up against Jordan while Iran square up with Costa Rica.
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