The Super Eagles will hold three matches in 12 days, including the qualification of CAN and the friendly group.

The head coach of the Nigerian national team, Erik Chelle, was named as the team's head coach for the international competition..

Over the course of 12 days, the Super Eagles will play three matches: on the 25th, the team will host Madagascar in Uyo, on the 29th, they will play away against Guinea-Bissau as part of the selection for the 2027 African Cup of Nations, and on the 6th.

The main news was the return to the team of the great Manchester City forward and Lester Kelechi Iheanacho. The 29-year-old attacker took a call to a team of 24 soldiers for a friendly cargo with Russia, which ended his 16-month career with the team (he will return to the national team for the national team in 2025.

Such a decision by Celle is inspired by the brilliant form of Iheanacho at the warehouse of the Turkish Bursaspor, having scored nine goals in seven matches. Despite the fact that there are no calls at the official selection games of CAN Kelechi, the coach focuses on the primary core of the attack on the team with Victor Osimhen (whose physical fitness is still under nutrition), Ademola Lookman and Samuel.

Another important point is the return of goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, who survived a difficult stage of life. Vorotar missed five months, struggling with grief and mental health issues after the death of his grandmother and both fathers.

Having given up professional help and encouragement from Erik Chelle, Nwabali turned to the Chippa United club at Lipni, having seen a number of brilliant matches. Now the national team is competing for the seat with Maduka Okoyeta Arthur Okonkwo.

Also, the team members turn to Ola Aina and Benjamin Fredrik. For 21-year-old Fredrik, this is a long period of recovery after an important injury that deprived him of play for 287 days. We have rejected requests for all three Maybute matches.

In addition to the evidence of the graves, Erik Chelle decided to check the nearest reserve. Since in the official matches the selection of debuts was limited to only a few players (George Ilenihena, Moses Usor and Isaac James), the application for the friendly match with Russia saw drastic changes.

The team in Nizhny Novgorod has recruited a number of newcomers, including goalkeeper Samuel James, defender Victor Akpe, and the defensive and attack line has also been updated to allow the coach to expand the team’s personnel potential.

Team warehouse for AFCON qualification:.

Goalkeepers: Arthur Okonkwo (Charlton Athletic, England), Maduka Okoye (Udinese, Italy), Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, Greater Africa).

Zahisniks: Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiacos, Greece), Isaac James (Alverca, Portugal), Benjamin Fredrick (Brentford, England), Emmanuel Fernandez (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Oluwasemilogo Adjai (Hull).

Seniors: Wilfried Ndidi (Besiktas, Turkey), Alex Iwobi (Fulgham, England), Raphael Onyedika (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Frank Onyeka (Coventry City, England).

Forwards: Moses Simon (Paris, France), Victor Osimgen (Galatasaray, Turkey), Akor Adams (Venice, Italy), Samuel Chukwueze (Milan, Italy), Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Tolu Arokodare.

Team warehouse for the friendly match against Russia:.

Goalkeepers: Michael Atata (Ikorodu City), Samuel James (Southampton, Finland), Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, New Africa).

Zahisniks: Kenneth Igboke (Enugu Rangers), Isaac James (Alverca, Portugal), Benjamin Fredricks (Brentford, England), Emmanuel Fernandez (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Victor Akpe (Basel, Switzerland), Bright Osayi-Samuel.

Players: Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas, Turkey), Raphael Onyedika (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Chibuzo Nwoko (Fulgham, England), Stephen Michael (Vendsyssel, Denmark), Igor Wilfred.

Forwards: Kelechi Iheanacho (Bursaspor, Turkey), Moses Simon (Paris, France), Akor Adams (Venice, Italy), Peter Edokpolor (Benfica, Portugal), Abubakar Umar (Famalicao, Portugal), Abdullahi Umar.

Apparently, it became clear earlier that the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation was due to the failures of the national teams.