Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has spring surprises in the Super Eagles preliminary list of players for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers games against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau respectivy, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Super Eagles will begin their campaign to be at the 2027 AFCON with a home tie in Uyo against Madagascar on the 23rd of September, before traveling to keep a date with Guinea-Bissau four days later.
Chelle who wants his team to start on a high will begin the process of sending out preliminary invitations by Monday, before settling for a 30 man list for the games.
We can exclusively reveal that the coach in his preliminary list included a new defender and also a winger. Both players have been on the radar of the coach like we exclusively reported few months ago.
There is however no confirmation if they will be in the final list of players expected in two weeks time.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
