Eight Super Eagles players may not be allowed to participate against Benin Republic in the final two 2026 World Cup qualifying matches. Eric Chelle, the coach of Nigeria, selected 22 players for the matches against Benin Republic and Lesotho. Before playing Benin Republic four days later, the three-time African champions will play Lesotho in South Africa on Friday. According to allnigeriasoccer.com, eight of the players on Eric Chelle’s team are treading carefully when it comes to their disciplinary actions. They are Bruno Onyemaechi, Ademola Lookman, Wilfred Ndidi, Tolu Arokodare, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Semi Ajayi, and Stanley Nwabali. Due to their previous bookings in the qualifiers, these players are all one yellow card away from suspensionAccording to this rule, if Nwabali, Lookman, Ndidi, Bassey, or Iwobi receive another yellow card, they will be unable to play against Benin Republic. Nigeria is in third place in Group C, behind South Africa in second place and the Benin Republic (group leaders).
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