Promise David, who has changed his international allegiance from Nigeria to Canada, has been named on 60-man preliminary squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League.
The Union St.Gilloise striker, born of Nigerian parents, featured for Nigeria U23, but has now opted to play for Canada at full international level.
Other players with Nigerian roots on this enlarged squad are Sam Adekugbe (Vancouver Whitecaps), Shola Jimoh (York United) and Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United)
Canada coach Jesse Marsh is expected to submit a final 23-man squad for the tournament not later than March 10.
New boy Iheanacho wins it for Celtic
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Samuel Chukwueze did not make his Premier League debut with Fulham because he has yet to settle in at the London club. Fulham manager Marco Silva did not put Chukwueze, who is on a season-long loan from AC Milan, in the deep end against Leeds Saturday. “It was almost impossible for Chukwueze to be involved ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Atalanta put Ademola Lookman under more fire
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Flying Eagles test World Cup readiness vs hosts Chile
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Euro clubs stop Flying Eagles stars from World Cup
French Ligue 1 club Stade Reims and Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga have refused to release players to the Flying Eagles for the forthcoming U20 World Cup. SCORENigeria learnt that Emmanuel Chukwu and Precious Benjamin, who featured at the U20 AFCON in Egypt, will miss the World Cup after Hoffenheim blocked their release. Stade Reims ... Read more Continue reading here â–¶