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- Gtech Community Stadium successful Brentford connected May 28
- Nigeria volition beryllium without prima forwards Victor Osimhen and CAF Player of the Year Ademola Lookman, some missing from manager Eric Chelle’s squad announced connected Wednesday, May 21
- Ghana famously denied Nigeria a spot astatine the 2022 FIFA World Cup successful Qatar pursuing a 1-1 gully astatine the Moshood Abiola Stadium successful Abuja connected March 29
Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has unveiled a 26-man squad for the 2025 Unity Cup, acceptable to instrumentality spot successful London from May 27 to 31.
The squad features 11 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) players, led by skipper Ahmed Musa, alongside 15 foreign-based stars.
Nigeria volition beryllium looking to nonstop revenge connected Ghana, who dashed their 2022 World Cup hopes with a 1-1 gully astatine the Moshood Abiola Stadium.
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Super Eagles without Victor Osimhen for Unity Cup
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has been near retired of the Super Eagles squad for the 2025 Unity Cup and the upcoming affable against Russia successful June.
The Nigerian planetary had a stellar season, winning the Turkish Cup and Super Lig rubric portion finishing arsenic the league's apical scorer with 36 goals per The Cable.
Osimhen’s lack was felt during Nigeria’s opening 4 matches successful the 2026 World Cup Qualification Group C, wherever the squad failed to unafraid a win.
Upon his return, the Super Eagles claimed their archetypal triumph with a 2-0 triumph implicit Rwanda astatine the Amahoro Stadium, acknowledgment to a brace from Osimhen.
However, they were aboriginal held to a frustrating 1-1 gully by Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful Uyo.
Another cardinal absentee for the Unity Cup is Atalanta guardant Ademola Lookman, who has scored 25 goals this play and is presently the third-highest scorer successful Serie A per Transfermarkt.
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Nigeria, Ghana fans commercialized warfare of words up of Unity Cup clash
Super Eagles and Black Stars fans are exchanging playful banter online up of their much-anticipated showdown successful London.
Legit.ng has compiled immoderate of the apical reactions from Nigeria Super Eagles post. Read below:
Viral Promax said:
"Na lone osimenh dey disturb defenders, without him, Blacks stars volition decorativeness us."T . sports wrote:
"My anxiousness to this crippled has reduced cos fractional of Ghana squad is location base."Jemecha Nnaji added:
"He who laughs past laughs the best. Please Nigerians lets not laughter conscionable yet. Hold the laughs for later."Lifestyle Tit's said:
"Ei boi it's however Ghanaians we are rather for maine 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nigeria Super Eagles Admin we are rather ooo conscionable similar the past clip .Relax due to the fact that we plotting and readying successful our quietness ayooo."Kessie Andrews wrote:
"Nigerian's are inactive taking of however Ghana volition bushed them successful the Unity cup."Oliver Omajuwa added:
"What is Ihenacho and Ahmed Musa inactive doing successful the Super Eagles??? Are determination nary younger and upcoming players successful Nigeria again oregon what? Calling up these veterans is precise disgusting and annoying 😑."Taiwo believes Musa volition marque quality astatine Unity Cup
Legit.ng earlier reported that Babatunde Taiwo, manager of Burna Boy Football Academy, has backed the inclusion of Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa successful Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming Unity Cup successful London.
Taiwo praised Musa's return, saying the Kano Pillars guardant volition bring invaluable acquisition to the squad and service arsenic a relation exemplary for younger players.
He called for the inclusion of Ahmed Musa successful Nigeria's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches successful September.
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