Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle is keen on adding a new defender and midfielder to the team before the start of the qualifiers for the next AFCON, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will be on the road to qualifying for another AFCON in September after finishing third at the last edition in Morocco. Chelle has started preparations in earnest.
In the same group with Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, and co-hosts Tanzania, only one team will qualify from the group unlike other groups because Tanzania automatically qualifies as host.
Chelle per what we exclusively gathered has already opened a line of communication with a midfielder, who is playing for a top European League on playing for Nigeria.
He has also reached out to a defender who is of dual nationality but hasn’t been capped at any level. Both players are two among a shortlist of five new players who could possibly join the team.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
