Nigeria vs Russia: List of invited Super Eagles players unavailable for friendly

The Super Eagles will be without seven players for Tuesday’s international friendly against Russia after injuries, club restrictions and a residence permit issue affected the squad.

Captain Wilfred Ndidi is among the players ruled out, while several others were prevented from travelling by their clubs.

The withdrawals have reduced Éric Chelle’s available squad to 18 players in Russia ahead of the encounter at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.


7 Super Eagles players unavailable

Wilfred Ndidi
Raphael Onyedika
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Ridwan Abdulrasaq Popoola
Victory Akpe
Moses Usor
Suleiman Mubarak


The Super Eagles will face Russia on Tuesday, October 6, in their ...