HEAD Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Eric Chelle has announced the provisional squad of 39 players for the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
Chelle, who recently took charge of the team, has made a selection that sees the return of Captain Ahmed Musa alongside Vice-Captain William Troost-Ekong and Joe Aribo.
Below is a full list of the Super Eagles provisional squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers in March 2025:
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa), Maduka Okoye (Udinese, Italy), Amas Obasogie (Singida Black Stars, Tanzania), Adeleye Adebayo (Enosis Neon Paralimni, Cyprus), and Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars, Nigeria).
Defenders: William Ekong (Al Khalood, Saudi Arabia), Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce, Turkey), Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiacos, Greece), Gabriel Osho (AJ Auxerre, France), Calvin Bassey (Fulham, England), Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest, England), Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal), Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Jordan Torunarigha (Gent, Belgium), and Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria).
Midfielders: Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes, Nigeria), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England), Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium), Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England, USA), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy), Frank Onyeka (Augsburg, Germany), Alex Iwobi (Fulham, England), Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton, England), Anthony Dennis (Goztepe, Turkey), and Christantus Uche (Getafe, Spain).
Forwards: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Turkey), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta, Italy), Kelechi Iheanacho (Middlesbrough, England), Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Simon Moses (Nantes, France), Sadiq Umar (Valencia, Spain), Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Cyriel Dessers (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium), Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla, Spain), Paul Onuachu (Southampton, England), Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars, Nigeria), and Akor Adams (Sevilla, Spain).
The Super Eagles will begin their qualification campaign with an away match against Rwanda in Kigali on March 21 before hosting Zimbabwe on March 25.
