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TheSuperNerd:
Benjamin Frederick - Just recently recovered from a Lingering knee Injury. No match action since November 2025 so rightly excused/rested.

Ryan Alebiosu - Just not invited for these 4 games. Still in the picture.

Nathan Tella - Has not exactly impressed in the GWG. 'Was invited for the last Unity Cup and did not leave good impressions too.

Felix Agu - Did not come off the bench on May 16 vs Dortmund on the last matchday round of Bundesliga 25/26 despite being out of the matchday squad since April 12. So could be fitness or personal issues. Had to be left out.

So it's Zaidu who has hardly impressed in national colors that deserves a call up ahead of Ryan? Lol ok o...while at it, since we're supposing to be using these Unity Cup and friendly windows to expand our radar on the new players with a view of rebuilding, what's the logic of inviting Simon Moses whom we've seen enough of and definitely tired of instead of Promise Obah?

I can agree to some extent with the reasons you stated for the exclusion of the other players.

What's up with Ryan Alebiosu, Felix Agu, Nathan Tella and Benjamin Frederick?

Generally a solid list for both the unity cup and friendly games, I'm happy for the return of Alhassan Yusuf as I feel he offers more grit and composure than Onyedika (perhaps an unpopular opinion). Also like that Chelle is focused on midfield depth, 9 and 7 midfielders called up for both windows respectively is a good trajectory.

My only issue is the inclusion of a relatively unknown player from the third division in England in both the unity cup and friendly game squads? I have to watch this Oseni Owen guy closely to see what he's all about.

Owen Oseni?

Hmmmm

lbrichman2:
Chelle's list is ready but,
NFF are doing the usual
Get ready to see some funny names

Even with the disgrace of missing out on another world cup these criminals still have the belly for more criminality? shame no dey ever catch these people at all?

TheSuperNerd:
DRC World Cup Squad 2026.

No Jorthy Mokio of Ajax.

No Senny Mayulu of PSG.

I guess the switch processes wont be ready in time for the duo.

Maybe it's just me sha but this team looks uninspiring on paper

Dem never release unity cup list yet?

Owngoal released a list of foreign based players Chelle supposedly called up for the unity cup, I don't even believe anything from OWN so I'm not surprised the list wasn't updated here

2x league winner and gets to score the title winning goal for the second one...great feats Osimhen but it's time to move on from Turkey already while your ceiling is still high.

Damioduso1:
I see ivory coast doing well in this year world cup in June next month

Meanwhile we still dey struggle to get ordinary Nwaneri or Osuala lol, omo all the best to Ivory Coast jare, countries that are serious with their football shouldn't have to worry about struggling to get the best of their dual nationals...definitely my team to support at the world cup.

AndSunGorilla:
He is still of playing age now. Make im go find team to sign in sef.

Who's Makaiba and what are his antecedents?

Galatasaray with Osimhen collect 4 goals today, I like how una quiet about that result

Nathan Tella scored and assisted against Leipzig so far

TheSuperNerd:
World Cup Version-Ochoa will be present one last time at the Mundial.

Ochoa is a legend sha, 6 world cups no be beans

PSG is so good abeg, but that Bayern defence has been atrocious! What sort of high line are they playing against PSG of all teams?

Starboytwo:
What do you mean stuck in turkey?? Is Osimhen, our best striker not stuck in Turkey?? Onuachu is our best striker this season in all of Europe by sheer numbers…You can’t call SE strikers today and not call him…

Osimhen ending up in Turkey was always an anomaly considering the elite profile he attained following his Seria A exploits. Once again just for clarity sake I'm not taking anything away from Onuachu, he has rightfully earned his stripes as our most in-form striker currently. I'm only worried we seem to have no sustaining quality after Osimhen in that #9 role.

Starboytwo:
Best Nigerian striker in Europe. Why won’t he relish his chance 🤷🏾🤷🏾

Onuachu is good but there's a reason why he is stuck in Turkey, he's already in his 30's and won't exactly be the same player in 5 years time except he has freak genetics like CR7. The goal (if we had a serious football administration) should be to plan for the next 5-10 years, that's why Senegal, Morocco, CIV, DRC etc are doing better than us right now.

zicky:
We are the only national team that's always building for the future but with nothing to show.

Well blame your NFF for that, when you don't have a thriving or existing youth system to produce quality young talents; we are forced to rely on a 30 yr old in Turkey as our hope to net our goals.

Starboytwo:
O boy, the guy sabi cross ball ooo, Onuachu be licking his lips..

Onuachu in 2026? Haba... we suppose dey build for the future.

Trump wants Italy to replace Iran at the world cup and the Italian FA say no, considering that offer as too patronizing and undeserving for them...which leaves the Iran's slot possibly open to the other high ranked teams that didn't qualify.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? na hope I dey hope o

123jamessmith:
I have been watching Fc porto of late, Sanusi is back to form. He has been playing very well of late.

Good for him but he has never impressed me in the national team

Ardar Guler is a better player than Lamine Yamal

Samueltemi337:
lucky?
Well that one na your problem
Lookman is already a favorite to win it
I don't see any African country doing wonders in the world cup
Even when Morocco got to the semi finals of the world cup Osimhen still won it

Semenyo might get a shout for it if Man city win the Prem.

Ppogbae:
Imagine not having the likes of Lookman and Osimhen at the World Cup? Make that two straight world cups in fact!

The NFF should rot in hell-fiery perdition.

That's what makes this feat by Lookman even painful, it makes no sense.

FiveFootNinja:
Gbam. Don't we have Olympic qualifiers around the corner? Unity Cup would be good platform to prepare the squad.

Hopefully the dumb NFF will see the wisdom in this arrangement.

TheSuperNerd:
Meanwhile the Bredas appoint Carlos Quieroz as Coach for the World Cup.

https://x.com/i/status/2043760785961140307

They pretty much appointed Peseiro's twin.

That Umar Sadiq's miss is the highlight of his career, a very odd and ungainly player.

elyte89:
Chelle go don Dey rethink him decision now say wetin be dis 😃😃

🤣🤣🤣

Damioduso1:
please is on the fifa site you check it

Yes boss

Arthur Okonkwo is officially Nigerian. His change is up on the FIFA hange platform.

Done deal.

TheSuperNerd:
Abduljaleel Abdulateef, 19 started for Odds BK in their 3-0 win vs Sogndal in the Norwegian Obos Ligaen (2nd tier).

Mukhtar Adamu, 19 (CDM) came off the bench for Odds on 82mins

Jamiu Musbaudeen, 21 (CM) played all 90 as his side, Moss FK won 3-2 away at Åsane in the Norwegian Obos Ligaen.

I've been seeing lots of young talented Northern players popping up across Europe lately, really encouraging to see cause we need more opportunities for them in the national teams.

TheSuperNerd:
A closeup of the Wonder Goal by ⚡️adok

⚡ADOK pic.twitter.com/vbofnhwhxu

— AIK Fotboll (@AIKfotboll) April 5, 2026

NFF and their useless scouts (if they even have any) won't see this type of players to call up and rebuild around. We currently don't even have a functioning U17-U23 team, yet we have the talented young players scattered across Europe with an existing database of them...yet the Zamfara dunce who calls himself NFF president has shown no initiative in organizing friendly matches for all this talent pool of young players to build cohesion and chemistry.

Bunch of idiots