Nigeria will be one of the nations with the greatest Chelsea representation at the World Cup which starts next week. John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Kenneth Omeruo are selected by the Nigerian national team coach Stephen Keshi as part of the Super Eagles' squad.
It will be the first World Cup finals for all three, Mikel having missed out on the 2010 tournament due to injury.
The reigning African champions start their group stage against Iran with games versus Bosnia and Herzegovina and Argentina to follow.
It will be the first World Cup finals for all three, Mikel having missed out on the 2010 tournament due to injury.
The reigning African champions start their group stage against Iran with games versus Bosnia and Herzegovina and Argentina to follow.
Before then they play warm-up matches against Greece and the United States.
The full 23-man squad is:
Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Vincent Enyeama (Lille), Efe Ambrose (Celtic), Elderson Echiejile (Monaco), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars), Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor), Kenneth Omeruo, Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod), Joseph Yobo (Norwich City), Ramon Azeez (Almeira), Reuben Gabriel (Waasland-Beveren), John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio), Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United), Michael Babatunde (Volyn Lutsk), Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce), Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Uche Nwofor (Heerenveen), Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City).
Sunday Mba, who scored the winning goal in the 2013 Nations Cup final against Burkina Faso, has not made the cut. The Bastia player was late in joining training in London last week due to a visa problem.
'His lateness to camp contributed but outside that he did not show the hunger, the fight, we expected for him,' Keshi explained. 'We have only two and half weeks to prepare for the World Cup and he was not giving us what we wanted. He was very relaxed and it was unlike him.'
The full 23-man squad is:
Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Vincent Enyeama (Lille), Efe Ambrose (Celtic), Elderson Echiejile (Monaco), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars), Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor), Kenneth Omeruo, Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod), Joseph Yobo (Norwich City), Ramon Azeez (Almeira), Reuben Gabriel (Waasland-Beveren), John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio), Michael Uchebo (Cercle Brugge), Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United), Michael Babatunde (Volyn Lutsk), Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce), Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), Uche Nwofor (Heerenveen), Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City).
Sunday Mba, who scored the winning goal in the 2013 Nations Cup final against Burkina Faso, has not made the cut. The Bastia player was late in joining training in London last week due to a visa problem.
'His lateness to camp contributed but outside that he did not show the hunger, the fight, we expected for him,' Keshi explained. 'We have only two and half weeks to prepare for the World Cup and he was not giving us what we wanted. He was very relaxed and it was unlike him.'
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