Chukwuemeka, Ugochukwu among 8 players of Nigerian descent named in Chelsea's PL squad
Published: September 13, 2023
Through their official website, the Premier League have published the 25-man squad for Chelsea for the 2023/2024 season.
The rules permit every club to name a 25-man group of players, of which not more than 17 must be overseas players with the remaining 8 slots left for homegrown players.
In the aforementioned list for the Blues, the club have excluded first-teamers and Super Eagles-eligible players Lesley Ugochukwu, Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke.
However, the trio were listed among the U21 player having been born after January 1, 2002.
They were joined by youth players Somtochukwu Boniface, Tyrique George, Chinonso Chibueze, Saheed Olagunju and Richard Olise.
Since the start of the new Premier League season, Madueke, Chukwuemeka and Ugochukwu have made 2 appearances for Chelsea.
The London-based club have played four games so far and have been able to amass four points.
They face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium in their first Premier League encounter after the international break.
Abdulkareem Abdulhamid
Photo Credit: chelseafc.com
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