Chelle names Super Eagles squad for Iran, Jordan friendlies
Super Eagles Head Coach Eric Chelle has picked team captain Wilfred Ndidi, midfield ace Alex Iwobi and forward Ademola Lookman in a list of 23 players for the March, 2026 international friendlies against Iran and Jordan.
The matches have been moved from the Jordanian capital, Amman to the city of Antalya in Turkey.
The coach has dropped top striker Victor Osimhen and the Super Eagles number one choice goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali.
The Nigerian national team will take on Iran’s senior men football team in Antalya on Friday, 27th March at 4pm local time, and play Jordan on Tuesday, 31st March at 8pm local time.
The friendlies were originally scheduled to hold inside the 17,000-capacity Amman International Stadium and the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Amman, but had to be moved to a new venue following the outbreak of military conflict in the Middle East.
Chelle has also called Italy-based goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defender Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, midfielder Frank Onyeka, and forwards Simon Moses, Samuel Chukwueze, Akor Adams and Paul Onuachu.
Scotland-based defender Emmanuel Oluwasegun Fernandez also made the list for the first time, so also Germany-based forward Philip Otele and KRC Genk of Belgium’s Collins Yira Sor, a former junior international.
Also on the list is Greece-based goal-tender Adeleye Adebayo.
Full list
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Udinese FC, Italy); Adeleye Adebayo (Volos FC, Greece); Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus).
Defenders: Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic); Emmanuel Fernandez (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland).
Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Coventry FC, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy)
Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham FC, England); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla FC, Spain); Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor AS, Turkey); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Philip Otele (Hamburger SV, Germany); Collins Yira Sor (KRC Genk, Belgium).
