Olympic Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has unveiled 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, combining domestic talent with players plying their trade in different leagues across Europe and beyond.
Notable foreign-based selections include Peter Edokpolor, Zadok Yohanna, Samuel James, Daniel Daga, Victory Akpe and Vince Osuji.
The team and its official delegation are scheduled to depart Nigeria on Tuesday ahead of 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.
Full 23-Man 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 Famalicão, Portugal)
- Zadok Yohanna (Brighton FC, England)
- Abdullahi Umar (Hradec Králové, Czechia)
- Abdulmuiz Adeleke (Sporting Supreme)
Nigeria will be seeking a positive result in the two-legged encounter to strengthen its chances of progressing in the qualifying campaign for the 2027 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
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