Nigeria football news today: Chelle’s Super Eagles, Flamingos, and other latest updates

You can follow the Nigeria football news today with all the major developments across both the senior and youth national setups.

Head Coach Éric Chelle has officially unveiled his 24-man Super Eagles squad
for the upcoming 2027 AFCON qualifiers, turning heads by retaining an injured Victor Osimhen while handing debut call-ups to three new faces. Meanwhile, the Flamingos are already making powerful waves in Ivory Coast. You can get all the latest updates here on Afrik-Foot.

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Super Eagles Squad List For AFCON Qualifiers and Russia Friendly

Coach Eric Chelle has named his squads for the upcoming set of games. They play Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, before playing against Russia in a friendly encounter.

As usual, the list has been critiqued, with some calling for the addition or exclusion of some certain players. Afrik-Foot continues to analyze the squad, you just need to check here to get all the information.

Flamingos Soar in Ivory Coast

Ghana 2-4 Nigeria: Adegbuyi, Chidi, Dunstan, Akanji power Flamingos to derby win at WAFU B.https://t.co/8WJO0xO2K9

— Soccernet.ng (@soccernet_ng) September 19, 2026

Nigeria’s under-17 team, the Flamingos are flying high at the WAFU B Under-17 tournament. They already won their first game of the competition three days ago, when they thrashed Niger Republic 5-0.

Following that result, they went on to defeat Ghana’s Black Maidens 4-2 on Friday. It was a brilliant performance from the players, with goals from Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Harmony Chidi, Mary Dunstan, and Kaosarat Akanji sealing the transfer. Read more here.

Alhassan Yusuf Super Eagles Update

Super Eagles midfielder Alhassan Yusuf has been in brilliant form at his Major League Soccer club New England Revolution this season, and he is one of the players who has been a regular squad player under coach Eric Chelle this year.

But surprisingly, he was omitted from Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming games later this month. Read more here.