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Chelle Unveils Super Eagles Squad For 2026 World Cup Playoffs

November 8, 2025

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named 24 players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs, reports Completesports.com.

Captain William Troost-Ekong , ace forward Victor Osimhen, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, and defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey were included in the squad.

Chelle also included 89-cap midfielder Alex Iwobi, exciting young defender Benjamin Fredericks, midfielders Frank Onyeka and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Samuel Chukwueze and Ademola Lookman in his team.

The Malian also recalled goalkeeper Maduka Okoye and Spain-based forward Chidera Ejuke, with midfielder Raphael Onyedika and forwards Tolu Arokodare, Jerome Akor Adams and Olusegun Olakunle also on the roster.

The players are scheduled to fly into Morocco from their different bases in Europe and elsewhere, to converge in Rabat on Monday, 10th November.

The Super Eagles will take on Gabon in the first semi-final scheduled for the 22,000 – capacity Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay Al Hassan in Rabat next week Thursday.

Full List

Goalkeepers:

Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa);
Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania);
Maduka Okoya (Udinese FC, Italy)

Defenders:

William Ekong (Al-Kholood, Saudi Arabia);
Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England);
Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England);
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England);
Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece);
Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France);
Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal);
Benjamin Fredericks (Dender FC, Belgium)

Midfielders:

Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England);
Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England);
Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA);
Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey);
Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium)

Forwards:

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC, Italy);
Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham FC, England);
Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey);
Simon Moses (Paris FC, France);
Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla FC, Spain);
Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England);
Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain);
Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)

naptu2:
https://www.completesports.com/chelle-unveils-super-eagles-squad-for-2026-world-cup-playoffs/

Didijiji:
Ogenyi Onazi should be invited

Goldrosewine:
Whatever they do, I hope NFF can really act up on that South African officiating team. It's totally absurd especially since their own sports minister has already made himself complicit, such a loud talker for an human being and it goes to show the sort of hatred people from that world hold against our green white green nation. In any case, I wish us all the best.

Always your girl, Gold Rose 🍷

Pacesetter123:
I hope our sport journalists and other football experts had really looked at Ademola Lookman case to see if he is qualified to play this game and advice the coach appropriately?
I don't want South Africa to laugh at us that we reported their Mogueno to FIFA but make the same mistake by filing "ineligible" player, Lookman.
So, we have to be thorough!

jeff1993:
So na like this Kelechi Iheanacho take fade for the team

Harbeeorlar:
Lookman ineligible how?
Besides, this is a fresh tournament i don't think all the suspensions in the group stage counts.

Jagaban2012:
Aina is not in this list...why?

Nwabali and Ekong are a red flag....

What kind of team is this? ...This can't be the best player Nigeria should produce for this kind of crucial match. ...If we win this, man...it is just God...because the Gabon team is far better than even the South Africa team that assumed first position in our team.

Goldrosewine:
Whatever they do, I hope NFF can really act up on that South African officiating team. It's totally absurd especially since their own sports minister has already made himself complicit, such a loud talker for an human being and it goes to show the sort of hatred people from that world hold against our green white green nation. In any case, I wish us all the best.

Always your girl, Gold Rose 🍷

Pacesetter123:
Fresh tournament, you said?
I don't think so.
I have a card suspension in a certain qualifying last match being taken to the competition proper.
So,don't forget, this tournament is still a qualifier organized by the football governing body,CAF and FIFA.
Besides,am not saying Lookman is outrightly ineligible.
That is why I put it in inverted coma.
All that I am trying to say is that those that are more knowledgeable than me in such matter should advice the coach proper.

Pacesetter123:
Fresh tournament, you said?
I don't think so.
I have a card suspension in a certain qualifying last match being taken to the competition proper.
So,don't forget, this tournament is still a qualifier organized by the football governing body,CAF and FIFA.
Besides,am not saying Lookman is outrightly ineligible.
That is why I put it in inverted coma.
All that I am trying to say is that those that are more knowledgeable than me in such matter should advice the coach proper.

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