Super Eagles manager, Eric Chelle, has excluded Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman from his selection of 26 players ahead of the Unity Cup tournament scheduled at the Gtech Community Stadium in London.
After a lengthy absence of 21 years, the Unity Cup makes its comeback, taking place at Brentford’s Stadium from May 27 to May 31.
Participating teams include Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, and Ghana.
The first semi-final will be played on May 27 between the two Caribbean countries, with the jollof derby set to follow the next day.
The final and third place match are both slated for May 31.
In preparation for the upcoming competition, Nigeria’s head coach has implemented various changes, omitting some regular players while inviting newer talents to participate in the tournament.
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Cyriel Dessers makes his return to the Super Eagles lineup for the first time since March 2024, where he netted a penalty to open the scoring against Ghana.
Felix Agu from Werder Bremen receives his first call-up, joining Ikorodu FC’s Waliu Ojetoye, as well as Junior Nduka and Sikiru Alimi from Remo Stars.
Eric Chelle’s complete Unity Cup roster is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United), Maduka Okoye (Udinese), and Amas Obasogie (Singida Black Stars).
Defenders: Bruno Onyemaechi (Olimpiacos), Olusemilogo Ajayi, Igho Ogbu (SK Slavia Prague), Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Enugu Rangers), Junior Nduka (Remo Stars), Sodiq Ismaila (Remo Stars), Waliu Ojetoye (Ikorodu City FC), and Felix Agu (Werder Bremen).
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City), Frank Onyeka (Brentford), Christantus Uche (Getafe C.F.), Papa Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes), Collins Ugwueze (Enugu Rangers), Saviour Isaac (Enugu Rangers).
Forwards: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan), Moses Simon (FC Nantes), Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough), Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Cyriel Dessers (Rangers), Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk), Musa Ahmed (Kano Pillars), Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars), and Abubakar Adamu (Plateau United).