- Eric Chelle has announced that plans are underway to tract a stronger squad for their upcoming planetary affable against Russia
- Nigeria is acceptable to look the Sbornaya successful a high-profile affable successful June, pursuing FIFA’s determination to partially assistance the prohibition imposed aft they invaded Ukraine
- Part of Chelle’s declaration was to suffice Super Eagles for the 2026 FIFA World Cup aft missing the 2022 variation successful Qatar
Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has started preparations to tract his champion players for the Super Eagles erstwhile they look Russia successful an planetary affable successful June.
This volition beryllium the archetypal clip some countries conscionable successful immoderate planetary competition.
The 47-year-old manager was disappointed with the show of galore players successful the squad during the World Cup qualifiers past March.

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Chele to tract formidable squad against Russia
Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has emphasised that lone the fittest players volition feature successful Nigeria’s upcoming planetary affable against Russia.
According to ScoreNigeria, the erstwhile Mali manager plans to physique connected the squad that played successful the World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
While Chelle continues to person religion successful the bulk of the players, helium assured fans that helium would tract the strongest and fittest squad available. He said:
“The halfway of the squad from the matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe volition get different accidental to play against Russia successful the friendly."Nigeria delivered an awesome show against Rwanda astatine Amahoro Stadium successful Kigali, with some goals coming from Victor Osimhen.
However, they stumbled astatine home, arsenic the Warriors of Zimbabwe held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 gully astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium successful their World Cup qualifiers past March per Guardian.
The beingness of Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen played a captious relation successful the resurgence of the attacking position.

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Chelle shops for caller players
In a bid to reposition the team, Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has made interaction with immoderate Nigerian-eligible players successful Europe.
The erstwhile Lens subordinate is inactive making efforts to person players who are yet to marque their elder debut for their respective countries.
A fewer weeks ago, the gaffer reportedly met with Arsenal prima Ethan Nwaneri connected the anticipation of representing Nigeria, per Independent.
It took the youngster lone 10 minutes to people a extremity successful the Young Three Lions' 4-2 triumph against Portugal per SkySports.
Another subordinate connected the radar of Chelle is Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu who missed retired successful the Die Mannschaft squad during the planetary interruption successful March.
The 22-year-old had been touted to play for Nigeria, but helium ended speculations astir his planetary future.
He yet opened up, saying helium was looking guardant to a German nationalist squad call-up and not Nigeria, per Punch.
Chelle eyes Werder Bremen subordinate
Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle is showing involvement successful Werder Bremen left-back Felix Agu up of the upcoming planetary interruption successful June.
The Malian manager is collaborating intimately with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to transportation much Nigeria-eligible players to articulation the squad.
Chelle has identified cardinal positions that necessitate reinforcement, including left-back, cardinal defender, and box-to-box midfielder.
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