Nathan Tella: Leverkusen star earns maiden call-up as Peseiro unveils 23-man Super Eagles team for WCQ

Nathan Tella and Victor Boniface will join the Super Eagles together for the first time. (Photo Credit: Bayer/X and Pulse Sports collage.)

Nathan Tella: Leverkusen star earns maiden call-up as Peseiro unveils 23-man Super Eagles team for WCQ

Izuchukwu Akawor 21:13 - 09.11.2023

Nathan Tella will travel to join the Nigeria Super Eagles with Bayer Leverkusen teammate Victor Boniface for the first time.

England-born winger Nathan Tella has been called up to the Nigeria Super Eagles for the first time after Jose Peseiro unveiled his highly anticipated squad.

Pulse Sports can confirm that Peseiro has made public his 23-man team for the upcoming matches in the FIFA WCQ with Tella handed a maiden invitation.

Tella gets Nigeria invite

The 24-year-old was the only new player named in the list released on Thursday night ahead of next week's clashes.

Nigeria Super Eagles will host Lesotho in Uyo on November 15th before taking on Zimbabwe on the road three days later as the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA gets underway.

Nathan Tella joined Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. (Photo Credit: Bayer/X)

Tella, who was born in England, declared his intention to represent Nigeria rather than England earlier this year and will now get his chance to wear the famous green and white.

The Pulse Sports 30 star joined German side Bayer Leverkusen, where he plays with soon-to-be new national teammate Victor Boniface, in the summer.

Nathan Tella and Boniface having a laugh after the nutmeg. (Photo Credit: Bayer/X)

Super Eagles list

Meanwhile, the list from Peseiro includes the usual names with Francis Uzoho retaining his place alongside Maduka Okoye and Enyimba's Ojo Olorunleke.

Jamilu Collins and Umar Sadiq return to the team after injury layoffs while Moses Simon, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Alex Iwobi are also included in the team.

Sadiq Umar is back and better for Real Sociedad.

Full list

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus); Olorunleke Ojo (Enyimba FC); Maduka Okoye (Udinese Calcio, Italy)

Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Chidozie Awaziem (Boavista FC, Portugal); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Jamilu Collins (Cardiff FC, Wales)

Midfielders: Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England)

Forwards: Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad, Spain); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, England); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)

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