CHELLE UNVEILS 23-MAN OLYMPIC EAGLES SQUAD FOR CRUCIAL DR CONGO QUALIFIER

Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has named a 23-man squad for Nigeria’s 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations second-round qualifying tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The squad comprises seven home-based players and 16 foreign-based professionals, including Peter Edokpolor, Zadok Yohanna, Samuel James, Daniel Daga, Victory Akpe and Vince Osuji.

The players and their officials are scheduled to depart Nigeria on Tuesday for the first leg, which will take place at the TP Mazembe Stadium in Lubumbashi on Friday, November 13.

The return leg is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, as the Olympic Eagles seek to secure qualification to the next stage of the competition.

Full Squad

Goalkeepers: Samuel James (SJK FC, Finland); Clinton Andy (Rivers United); Michael Atata (Ikorodu City).

Defenders: Christian Akpan (Genk FC, Belgium); Victory Akpe (FC Basel, Switzerland); Vince Osuji (Tromsø IL FC, Norway); Emmanuel Godwin (Pardubice FC, Czechia); Odinaka Alfred (Nasarawa United); Emmanuel Ochobi (Rivers United); Aliu Sugau (Barau FC).

Midfielders: John Otomewo (Reims FC, France); Daniel Daga (Molde FC, Norway); Wilfred George (Kristiansund FC, Norway); Chibuzor Nwoko (Fulham FC, England); Aderemi Adeoye (Ikorodu City); Sadiq Saleh (FC Metta, Latvia); Victor Samuel (Pardubice FC, Czechia).

Forwards: Peter Edokpolor (SL Benfica, Portugal); Sulaiman Sani (Al-Qadsiah FC, Saudi Arabia); Umar Abubakar (FC Famalicao, Portugal); Zadok Yohanna (Brighton FC, England); Abdullahi Umar (Hradec Kralove, Czechia); Abdulmuiz Adeleke (Sporting Supreme).