Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa to lead 7 NPFL stars to London for Unity Cup clash

• Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle is acceptable to trust connected Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) players successful the lack of foreign-based stars up of the Unity Cup aboriginal this month
• Kano Pillars skipper Ahmed Musa has been recalled to the nationalist squad pursuing an invitation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) connected Monday, May 5
• Former NPFL apical scorer Sikiru Alimi and CHAN standout Papa Daniel volition besides beryllium aiming to unafraid their spots successful the squad

Eric Chelle is leaving nary chromatic unturned up of the Unity Cup, with Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) players acceptable to measurement successful for absent teammates.

The Malian manager is intimately pursuing the Flying Eagles astatine the ongoing U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), wherever Nigeria volition look defending champions Senegal successful the quarterfinals successful Cairo.

The 47-year-old has besides received affirmative signals from players of overseas descent, who are acceptable to power allegiances to correspond Nigeria.

Eric Chelle attends a property league during the 2023 Africa Nations Cup successful Ivory Coast. Photo by: Sia KAMBOU / AFP.
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Chelle names 8 NPFL players for Unity Cup

Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has reportedly called up 8 NPFL players for the upcoming Unity Cup successful London, acceptable to instrumentality spot from May 27 to 31.

According to ScoreNigeria, the erstwhile MC Oran manager plans to usage the four-nation tourney arsenic portion of preparations for the 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) successful August.

Kano Pillars skipper Ahmed Musa received his invitation done the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), with the quality announced by Kano Pillars via their X handle.

Also included successful the squad are erstwhile NPFL apical scorer Sikiru Alimi and CHAN Eagles skipper Nduka Junior. Niger United midfielder Papa Daniel, who was portion of the 23-man squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, has besides been recalled by Chelle, alongside Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, who was connected the 39-man shortlist.

Other players called up see Isaac Saviour, Adamu Abubakar, and Vincent Temitope.

Nigeria volition look West African rivals Ghana, on with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, successful the tournament.

Meanwhile, the CHAN Eagles were drawn successful Group D for the 2025 African Nations Championship, wherever they volition look Senegal, Congo, and Sudan, per Punch.

Eric Chelle attends a property league earlier the commencement of the 2023 Africa Nations Cup successful Ivory Coast. Photo by: FADEL SENNA / AFP.
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Allen says Chelle aims to place caller endowment for Unity Cup

Gateway United FC caput manager Festus Allen believes Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle is focused connected bringing successful fresh, bare players for the Unity Cup.

Speaking successful an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Allen stated that the four-nation tourney volition service arsenic a cardinal accidental to measure the capabilities of the NPFL players. Allen stated:

“Chelle sees the Unity Cup arsenic an accidental to trial caller players, peculiarly those from the NPFL, and to fine-tune the squad up of the important World Cup qualifiers successful September and October.“He has already fixed chances to caller players during the World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.“On the different hand, Chelle is looking to place players who tin bring caller vigor and contention to the squad, which could yet payment the team’s wide performance.”

Meanwhile, Gateway United volition look First Bank connected Saturday, May 10th, astatine their adopted location crushed successful Ijebu Ode.

Chelle reacts to Unity Cup participation

Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles caput manager Eric Chelle has reacted to the quality of the Nigeria Football Federation confirming the team’s information successful the 2025 Unity Cup.

He welcomed the Unity Cup arsenic an avenue to hole earlier the remaining games.

The Super Eagles, disconnected the backmost of a mixed March planetary break, volition reconverge successful May to enactment things successful bid up of the instrumentality of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier successful September.

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Source: Legit.ng