Super Eagles Coach has listed 23 players for 2026 WCQ Lesotho & Benin matches.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the head coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has invited 23 players ahead of the crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic.
The Super Eagles are hanging on to the faintest hope of qualification, thanks to FIFA deducting three points and three goals from South Africa.
This verdict leaves Chelle’s men in third place in the group with 11 points, now three points behind Benin Republic and South Africa.
Captain William Troost-Ekong has been called up despite his own goal in the 1-1 draw with Bafana Bafana the last time out.
There is a return for the quartet of Terem Moffi, Semi Ajayi, Alhassan Yusuf and Olakunle Olusegun.
Akor Adams gets his first Nigeria call-up and is in line for his debut.’
Below are the 23 Players for 2026 WCQ Lesotho & Benin matches…
Goal Keepers
Stanley Nwabali
Amas Obasogie
Adebayo Adeleye
Defenders
Felix Agu
Bruno Onyemaechi
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Semi Ajayi
William Troost-Ekong
Calvin Bassey
Benjamin Fredrick
Midfielders
Alex Iwobi
Wilfred Ndidi
Frank Onyeka
Alhassan Yusuf
Forwards
Simon Moses
Ademola Lookman
Tolu Arokodare
Victor Osimhen
Terem Moffi
Cyriel Dessers
Samuel Chukwueze
Akor Adams
Ola Olusegun.
Meanwhile, Newsone had reported earlier that FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association for fielding an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in the South Africa match against Lesotho played on 21 March 2025 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, thereby breaching article 19 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) and article 14 of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Preliminary Competition Regulations.
Consequently, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has ruled that the representative team of South Africa must forfeit the match in question, resulting in a default score of 3-0.
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