Super Eagles’ Head Coach Eric Chelle has once again name team Captain, William Troost-Ekong despite his own goal against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa that cost tye team at the Day Eight fixture of the ongoing FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

 

Also named in the squad is Goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, alongside midfielders, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in his list of 23 players for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Benin Republic.

 

Defender Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, who missed the last two matches in the September window due to injury, returns to the group, as the duo of France-based Terem Moffi and former junior international Olakunle Olusegun, who plays his club football in Russia has also been named.

 

Nigeria, now in third place and only three points off first-placed Benin Republic and second-placed South Africa, tackle the Likuena (Crocodiles) of Lesotho at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa on Friday, 10th October in a Matchday 9 encounter, before flying from South Africa to Uyo to battle leaders, Benin Republic in a fiery final Matchday game on Tuesday, 14th October.

 

The players are scheduled to fly into South Africa from their different bases in Europe and elsewhere, to converge in Polokwane on Monday, 6th October.

 

THE 23 SUPER EAGLES TO BATTLE LESOTHO AND BENIN REPUBLIC ARE;

 

Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania); Adeleye Adebayo (Volos FC, Greece)

 

Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood, Saudi Arabia); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Felix Agu (Werder Bremen, Germany); Benjamin Fredericks (Dender FC, Belgium)

 

Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey)

 

Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC, Italy); Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Cyriel Dessers (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia).

 

The Super Eagles needs maximum points against Lesotho and Benin Republic to finish on 17 Points, hoping that the Bafana Bafana of South Africa drop Points in their last Two matches against Zimbabwe and Lesotho.