No Osimhen, no Lookman – Eric Chelle names 24-man experimental Super Eagles squad for Russia friendly

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has shockedcNigerian football after naming a highly experimental 24-man squad to face Russia in next month’s international friendly. With marquee superstars like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman completely rested, captain Wilfred Ndidi, Moses Simon, and Stanley Nwabali are left to lead a platoon of hungry debutants and NPFL revelations into the freezing temperatures of Nizhny Novgorod.

Eric Chelle, Nigeria’s coach, || Imago

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Kenneth Igboke, the Rangers left-back also got a Super Eagles call. || Image credit: Imago