The players who will represent the senior national team of Nigeria in the dead rubber AFCON qualifiers game against Sao Tome and Principe have all been contacted by mails, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Super Eagles are already through to next year Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire making the final game of the qualifiers a mere formality. The team will however use the opportunity to test new players as it is the final game ahead of the start of the World Cup qualifiers.
To that extent, a total of 35 players have been sent provisional invitation in a bid to beat the 15 days deadline set by FIFA for clubs to be notified about the invitation of their players for international duty. 23 players will make the final list. Ten of those players already confirmed to OwnGoalNigeria.com that they have gotten their letter of invitation .
Among the ten players were three new players, who have been called up in the midfield, defence and attack. We will however not reveal their identity as requested and agreed with them.
Going into the game, the future of the coach of the team Jose Peseiro is still unresolved with his contract yet to be extended following it’s expiration. The list of players was put together by the technical department of the NFF led by Austine Eguavoen.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman