The list of players who will defend the Unity Cup friendly tournament for Nigeria has been submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) by head coach Eric Chelle, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Chelle handed return to some players but largely handed first time call up to some players and fringe players were also given a chance in the team to impress the coach.
However one player who won’t be a part of the team is Blackburn Rovers right back Ryan Alebiosu who is due for surgery, and won’t be fit enough to be available for selection.
In his place Chelle handed a recall to Felix Agu of German side Werder Bremen, who made his debut for Nigeria at the tournament last year but missed out on selection for the AFCON due to injury.
He is now fully fit and returns to the team for the tournament, where Nigeria will open their defence against Zimbabwe and will hope to get a win which will see them face either of India or Jamaica, who will contest the other semi final.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
