Eric Chelle announces Super Eagles starting 11 to face Black stars of Ghana in Unity Cup

• Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has announced his starting lineup to look Ghana successful the Unity Cup
• Nigeria's nationalist squad volition instrumentality connected rivals Black Stars successful a Jollof derby astatine the Gtech Community Stadium
• The victor of today's lucifer volition look Jamaica, which bushed Trinidad and Tobago 3-2 successful the different semi-final

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has announced his starting lineup for the 2025 Unity Cup semi-final lucifer against the Black Stars of Ghana astatine the Gtech Community Stadium successful London.

Chelle, who claimed the tourney volition beryllium to springiness opportunities to caller players, invited 10 players from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), with apical stars Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman missing out.

Eric Chelle arrives astatine Super Eagles' squad edifice successful mentation for Unity Cup. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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Nigeria and Ghana volition conscionable for the 57th clip successful their 74-year-long rivalry with bragging rights astatine involvement and a accidental to play Jamaica successful the final, aft they bushed their Caribbean rivals 3-2 yesterday.

Chelle announces Super Eagles lineup

As seen connected Super Eagles' X page, the Franco-Malian announced his starting 11 for the important match.

Chelle opted for his favoured 4-3-1-2 enactment with Stanley Nwabali successful goal, portion Igoh Ogbu partners Semi Ajayi successful cardinal defence. Sodiq Ismaila and Bruno Onyemaechi are connected full-back duties.

Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka and Nigeria Tornadoes midfielder Papa Daniel Mustapha volition propulsion strings successful midfield, portion Samuel Chukwueze volition run down the strikers.

The manager opted for Scottish Premiership apical scorer Cyriel Dessers and Remo Stars guardant Sikiru Alimi arsenic the 2 men up apical to instrumentality connected the Black Stars.

New defender Felix Agu takes a spot connected the seat aft becoming eligible to play for Nigeria, pursuing the confirmation of the German FA and FIFA clearing his nationality switch.

Nigeria XI vs Ghana: Stanley Nwabali; Semi Ajayi, Igoh Ogbu, Sodiq Ismaila, Bruno Onyemaechi; Ndidi, Papa Daniel Mustapha, Frank Onyeka; Sikiru Alimi, Samuel Chukwueze, Cyriel Dessers.

Subs: Maduka Okoye, Waliu Ojetoye, Ahmed Musa, Tolu Arokodare, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, Junior Nduka, Nathan Tella, Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, Felix Agu, Collins Ugwueze, Saviour Isaac.

Super Eagles stars Ahmed Musa and Frank Onyeka successful grooming for Unity Cup lucifer vs Ghana. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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Ghana's squad vs Nigeria

Rivals Ghana besides confirmed the lineup selected by caput manager Otto Addo for the lucifer against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, via their X page, with apical prima Jordan Ayew starring the squad retired arsenic captain.

Ghana XI vs Nigeria: Benjamin Asare, Gideon Mensah, Stephan Ambrosius, Aaron Essel, Mamudu Kamaradini, Razak Simpson, Abdul Samed Salis, Majeed Ashimeru, Christopher Bonsu Bash, Jordan Ayew ©, Kwame Opoku.

Subs: Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Anang Joseph, Ebenezer Annan, Caleb Yirenkyi, Abu Francis, Abdul Aziz Issah, Lawrence Agyekum, Brandon Thomas Asante, Fuseini Mohammed.

Chelle explains Osimhen, Lookman snub

Legit.ng reported that Chelle explained wherefore helium dropped Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman from the Super Eagles’ 23-man squad for the 2025 Unity Cup.

The erstwhile Mali nationalist squad manager claims the tourney is to measure much players and springiness first-team opportunities up of the 2026 World Cup qualifier successful September.

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