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Eric Chelle Names Squad For Nigeria’s U-23 AFCON Qualifiers Against DR Congo

The Nigeria Football Federation announced the squad on its official X handle on Monday.

BABabatunde AbdulRaheem Lawal

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named a 23-man squad for Nigeria’s CAF Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Nigeria Football Federation announced the squad on its official X handle on Monday.

Nigeria will travel to Lubumbashi for the first leg at the Stade TP Mazembe on November 13, 2026, before hosting DR Congo in the return fixture at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, on November 17.

The matches are crucial to Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2027 U-23 AFCON, scheduled to take place in Egypt.

The tournament will also serve as the qualifying competition for the 2028 Olympic Games men's football event in Los Angeles, United States.

Africa's representation at the Olympics has been reduced from three teams to two, meaning only the finalists of the 2027 U-23 AFCON will secure qualification for the football event scheduled for July 14 to 30, 2028.

Among the notable names in the squad are Daniel Daga of Molde, Chibuzor Nwoko of Fulham, Peter Edokpolor of Benfica and Zadok Yohanna of Brighton.

Other foreign-based players include Christian Akpan of Genk, Victory Akpe of Basel, Vince Osuji of Tromsø and Umar Abubakar of Famalicão.

The full 23-man squad is listed below:

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, 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 Famalicão, Portugal), Zadok Yohanna (Brighton FC, England), Abdullahi Umar (Hradec Kralove, Czechia), Abdulmuiz Adeleke (Sporting Supreme).

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