Friendly: Chelle lists 24 players for Super Eagles vs Russia 

Super Eagles caput manager Éric Chelle has named a 24-man squad for Nigeria’s planetary affable against Russia.

The three-time African champions volition instrumentality connected Russia astatine the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium connected Tuesday, October 6.

Captain Wilfred Ndidi volition pb the squad, alongside cardinal players including Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Benjamin Fredricks, midfielder Raphael Onyedika, and forwards Kelechi Iheanacho and Akor Adams.

Finland-based goalkeeper, Samuel James and Switzerland-based defender, Victory Akpe are among the players called up to the elder nationalist squad for the archetypal time.

Six midfielders and 3 forwards volition besides articulation the Super Eagles campy for the archetypal clip arsenic Chelle continues to measure his options up of the friendly.

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Goalkeepers: Michael Atata (Ikorodu City); Samuel James (SJK FC, Finland); Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa).

Defenders: Kenneth Igboke (Enugu Rangers); Isaac James (Alverca FC, Portugal); Benjamin Fredricks (Brentford FC, England); Emmanuel Fernandez (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Victory Akpe (FC Basel, Switzerland); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham FC, England); Abdullahi Bewene (FC Banik Ostrava, Czechia).

Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey); Raphael Onyedika (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany); Chibuzo Nwok...