Ibrahim Gusau, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has debunked claims that the body influenced the final Super Eagles squad released by head coach Eric Chelle.
Chelle, this week cut down his 54-man provisional list, to only 28 players ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations this month.
The final squad was met with some criticisms and accusations that some players were included by bigwigs in the NFF.