As many as 19 players are currently in the camp of the senior national team of Nigeria in Turkey gearing up for the start of the four team friendly tournament, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Nigeria will take part in a four team tournament in Turkey, Involving Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally billed to take place in Jordan but was moved due to the escalation of violence in the Middle East.

They will open their campaign on Friday against Iran, and ahead of the game they will have their first training session with head coach Eric Chelle having as many as 19 players in camp.

Below is the list of players in the team’s camp according to a release made in the official WhatsApp group of the team.

1. Fisayo Bashiru

2. Iwobi Alex

3. Emmanuel Oluwasegun

4. ⁠Yira Sor

5. ⁠Onuachu Paul

6. ⁠Philip Otele

7. ⁠Semi Ajayi

8. ⁠Moses Simon

9. ⁠Uzoho Francis

10. ⁠Bruno Onyemaechi

11. ⁠Bright Osayi

12. ⁠Frank Onyeka

13. ⁠Adebayo Adeleye

14. ⁠Ademola Lookman

15. ⁠Akor Adams

16. ⁠Chidera Ejuke

17. ⁠Raphael Onyedika

18. ⁠Igoh Ogbu

19. ⁠Maduka Okoye

20. ⁠Samuel Chukwueze

21. ⁠Zaidu Sanusi

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle says fans of the team will have no option but to fall in love with newly invited winger Yira Sor Collins, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

The speed ace who was handed his maiden invitation to the Nigerian team for the four team tournament in Turkey has already arrived in the camp of the team.

Quick, strong and full of energy, the 25 year old Genk of Belgium winger will likely make his debut on Friday in their first game of the tournament against World Cup bound Iran.

He comes with just four goals and an assist in 24 matches this season, but Chelle has seen enough to say Nigerians will love him when they get to see him play.

” He is among the players that Chelle said played in less glamorous leagues but are very talented. He is exciting to watch and Chelle is confident about him. He went as far as saying that Nigerians will have no choice but to love him”, a team source said.

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The decision of the coach of Italy Gennaro Gattuso not to include Brentford defender Michael Kayode in his team for the world cup qualifiers playoff has moved the defender one step closer to playing for Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Born in Italy to parents of Nigerian descent, the 21 year old was hoping he would be included in the Italian squad for the two legged playoff games against Northern Ireland, hoping to be at their first World Cup since 2014.

Kayode would have committed his future to Italy if he was in the team, but following his omission he will go ahead and hold planned talks with the coach of Nigeria Eric Chelle on switching his nationality.

A timeline was set to bring to an an end any discussion on his international future, but that has now been shifted to the summer after the recent decision by Gattuso not to include him in his team for the playoff.

Reports in Italy say he doesn’t fit the playing style of the team under Gattuso, who doesn’t play with a full back rather uses wing backs.

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Nigeria international and Fulham’s midfielder Alex Iwobi was the victim of burglars at his home, where he was held at Knifepoint according to various reports.

Reports say the attackers made away with valuables worth around £500,000 as it includes designer wristwatches, jewelry, two iPhones, a MacBook laptop, and approximately £200,000 in cash.

Authorities have commenced investigation into the incident, which could see him skip the upcoming Super Eagles friendly tournament in Turkey , where they will be up against Iran and Jordan respectively.

Iwobi has played in 25 matches this season with four goals and three assists. A regular for Fulham who are making a late push to qualify for Europe with seven games left to play in the season.

At international level he has 96 caps for Nigeria with ten goals and has also played in four AFCONs and was a part of the team to the 2018 World Cup.

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Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle didn’t include any player from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) in his team for the AFCON, where they finished third in Morocco.

The coach also ignored them in his latest list of players for the upcoming friendly tournament in Turkey, where they will be up against world cup bound Iran and Jordan respectively.

There was no spot in the list that was made public yesterday for players in the Nigerian league, although sources close to the coach say he is likely to include at most two of them when the team play in friendly games in June.

Revealing more our source said Chelle’s lack of faith in players from the NPFL , it’s largely on their understanding of how he wants his team to play and their inability to cope with his high press, aggressive and pacy style.

He said at the Unity Cup in England last summer, a couple of home based players failed to keep up with his fitness drills and demands, but at that time it was said that the fact that they were deep in the season played a role in their inability to cope.

The final straw was the CHAN tournament, where they completed capitulated under his instructions and demands. Ironically it was the same formation that the Super Eagles used at the AFCON and blew everyone away until they got stuck in the semi final where they lost to Morocco on penalties.

Chelle will no doubt take a look at them in league games, before making any decision on inviting them in the future. In previous times he relied more on recommendations but the players failed to live up.

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Newly invited forward Philip Otele says his main role is on the flanks although he has also played as a lone striker or behind the main striker in a two man attack, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

On loan from Swiss side FC Basel to Hamburg he has been on the radar of Chelle for the past six months, with his performance in the Europa League catching the attention of the coach.

The 26 year old was included in the Super Eagles squad for the first time by head coach Eric Chelle, and he celebrated his call up with a goal against Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, but his team let a two goal lead slip to lose 2-3.

He now has one goal and assist for his loan side in seven games, operating mainly on the left flank or behind the striker. His representative said he was shock to see reports in Nigeria terming him as a striker.

” Otele was surprised to see such reports because he is mainly a winger. He has only played once as a striker in the past two years and once behind the striker. He is a winger and that is where he has played in majorly all of his senior career till date”, he explained.

Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo was denied a chance of teaming up with the senior national team of Nigeria by the English FA, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.

Nigeria will take part in a four team tournament in Turkey, Involving Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally billed to take place in Jordan but was moved due to the escalation of violence in the Middle East.

Super Eagles won’t be at the world cup, but will use the tournament to begin the second phase of the rebuild of the team under Chelle, who led the team to a third place finish at the AFCON in January.

They 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.

Okonkwo was handed a first time call up to the Nigerian team by head coach of the team Eric Chelle on the account of his performances for English Championship side Wrexham, he decided to commit his international future to Nigeria after representing England at various youth levels.

” Even though he didn’t play for England in any major competition or games. He is still required to be cleared by the association because he is registered with FIFA as an England international. So just like it was for Promise David who didn’t play for Nigeria but needed association clearance. That’s what Okonkwo needed”, a source explained.

” Chelle included him in the list with the hope that the letter will come through, but it didn’t. His case is different from Emmanuel Fernandez of Rangers but similar to that of Alex Iwobi who required the same process to play for Super Eagles”, he concluded.

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The reason why head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle didn’t include Victor Osimhen and four others in his squad for the upcoming friendly tournament has been made known to OwnGoalNigeria.com.

Nigeria will take part in a four team tournament in Turkey, Involving Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally billled to take place in Jordan but was moved due to the escalation of violence in the Middle East.

Super Eagles won’t be at the world cup, but will use the tournament to begin the second phase of the rebuild of the team under Chelle, who led the team to a third place finish at the AFCON in January.

They 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.

Top striker Osimhen was a notable absentee and a source reveal that his absence which happened before he suffered a broken arm, was done to keep him fresh as he has been playing with pains in his thighs for a month.

For Felix Agu of Werder Bremen he is still highly rated by Chelle but was left out as he just returned from a lengthy injury layoff. Ryan Alebiosu wasn’t included due to club engagement with his team Blackburn Rovers facing the prospect of relegation.

Stanley Nwabali was left out due to his inactivity like we exclusively reported earlier, while Ola Aina’s case is similar to that of Agu and related to Ryan as his team are in a relegation dog fight, and also he just returned from a long injury layoff that cost him the AFCON.

Ebenezer Akinsamiro was left out due to insufficient game time since his return from the AFCON, just like Tochukwu Nnadi who hasn’t got going since joining French Ligue 1 side Marseille from Belgium side Zulte Waregem.

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