Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand has expressed disappointment that Nathan Tella was not listed in the Super Eagles’ final squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Recall that Chelle unveiled his final 28-man list on Thursday, December 11, the deadline given to all team coaches by the Confederation of African Football.
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Tella, who recently returned from a long injury spell, was not selected by Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle despite earlier suggestions from sporting director Simon Rolfes that he would make the trip to Morocco.
Speaking before Leverkusen’s Bundesliga match against Cologne, Hjulmand told Die Zeit, that the club would gain from keeping Tella during the tournament.
“This is beneficial for Leverkusen, of course. But Nathan had hopes, real hopes…”
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Nathan hasn’t been very lucky with his SE career. Pulling out of the squad sometime ago for what he termed family reasons didn’t help his cause. That in many quarters would be considered flimsy, given the fact that as at then, he had not established himself in the team.