Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Finidi George says the list of players called up to the team for the world cup qualifiers games against South Africa and Benin Republic respectively has new players in it, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Already a preliminary list of 35 players has been submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with the coach expected to trim it down to 25 players before the games.
The coach is expected to make the list public by the end of this week as preparations for the game take a new turn, particularly for the first game against South Africa on the 7th of June in Uyo.
Ahead of the game, the coach during his media tour revealed that he has the names of two to three new players in the squad, but maintained that the bulk of the team was picked from the team that went all the way to the final of the AFCON before losing 1-2 to the host.
“Definitely we will have one or two new faces but the majority will be players from the last AFCON. So now you have an idea what’s in my mind and what we are going to do. We will have two or three new players in the squad but the majority will still be players from the last AFCON. We will have time to see all the new players but they have to first come and showcase themselves”, he said.
