Eric Chelle reveals why Osimhen and Lookman missed out on Super Eagles squad for Unity Cup

• Eric Chelle announced abstracted squads for the 2025 Unity Cup and a affable lucifer vs Russia
• Top Europe-based attackers Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were absent from some lists
• Super Eagles brag Chelle has explained wherefore apical players missed retired and caller players were fixed a chance

Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has addressed the media and fans astir the concerns implicit the exclusion of immoderate elder players from the 2025 Unity Cup squad.

Chelle oversees his 2nd planetary interruption successful complaint of the Super Eagles and volition manager the squad astatine the Unity Cup successful London and an planetary affable against Russia.

Eric Chelle speaks to the media up of Nigeria vs Ghana successful the 2025 Unity Cup. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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According to thenff.com, the manager announced 2 abstracted squads for the games, with NPFL stars named successful that Unity Cup squad, portion Papa Mustapha is the lone home-based subordinate connected some lists.

However, superstars Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were not named connected immoderate of the lists, raising questions among the fans.

Chelle explains Osimhen and Lookman snub

Chelle faced the media yesterday astatine Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium, during which helium explained his squad selection, which has nary of its apical 2 players.

He admitted that arsenic helium promised earlier, helium is widening his information for players to prime the champion retired of the galore disposable successful Nigeria.

“We person a batch of players successful Nigeria, truthful we request to springiness chances to them truthful they tin amusement america their quality, truthful it's hard for maine to speech oregon deliberation astir thing else,” helium said arsenic quoted by Soccernet.“What I tin archer you is we're focused, we privation to win. We person a project, arsenic a group, we privation to make an identity, truthful we request to enactment immoderate players who tin larn rapidly and get into the team.”

Chelle invited 10 players from the Nigerian Premier Football League, and helium claims helium spotted them during his aggregate trips to stadiums during his enactment successful the country.

He believes they person capable prime to play for the Super Eagles, and they volition bring thing antithetic to the team.

“I'm definite they'll bring a batch of energy, aggressiveness, intensity, to play for this jersey. I archer you they're precise bully players,” helium added.

Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman observe Nigeria's archetypal extremity during the 2-0 triumph implicit Rwanda. Photo from @NGSuperEagles.
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Chelle speaks connected Musa’s inclusion

One of the home-based players named successful the squad for the Unity Cup is skipper Ahmed Musa, who has not played for the Super Eagles since the extremity of AFCON 2023.

The erstwhile Mali planetary manager claimed helium selected the Kano Pillars winger to amusement his prime and acquisition to the team, and helium volition enactment if helium performs.

“Ahmed [Musa] is simply a precise large player… each Nigerian knows that, it's a fact, I deliberation helium tin bring his prime and experience,” helium concluded.

Chelle reacts to NFF's announcement

Legit.ng reported that Eric Chelle shared his thoughts aft the Nigeria Football Federation confirmed Super Eagles' information successful the 2025 Unity Cup.

The manager was pleased with the thought arsenic it would assistance him measure his players successful mentation games earlier the 2026 World Cup qualifier resumes successful September.

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Source: Legit.ng