18 players from the 30 currently in the camp of the Nigeria U23 team will be dropped by head coach Eric Chelle ahead of the upcoming U23 AFCON qualifiers games against Dr Congo, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Chelle called up 30 players from teams around Nigeria for the first part of camping, and yesterday they played their first test game and it ended in a 0-0 draw against Nigeria National League side Remo Stars.
The coach has now made some big decisions after the game , and it includes dropping 18 players from the team with 13 foreign based expected in the camp of the team later this week.
Like we exclusively revealed the coach has already sent out invitations to foreign based players, who were majorly a part of the team that played in the 3-3 draw against Russia.
Their arrival will be after the last round of games for their respective teams in Europe, keeping them in top shape ahead of the two legged game against Dr Congo for a spot in the final round of the qualifiers.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
