World Cup 2022: Saka, 6 Other Nigerian Stars Who Will Be Representing Other Nations in Qatar

• Nigeria's Super Eagles won't be at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after losing the playoffs to Ghana
• There are players of Nigerian descent who will still be going to Qatar for the World Cup with other nations
• Arsenal star Bukayo Saka was born in England to Nigerian parents and decided to play for the Three Lions

World Cup 2022 will be starting on the 20th of November and all the 32 nations who will be in Qatar have released the names of all their players for the global competition.

France are the reigning champions of the world and they will try to defend their title in Qatar this year even though it will be difficult for them.

It is no longer a news that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will not be going to Qatar for the World Cup having lost the playoffs to Ghana.

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Many Nigerians are still battling to come to terms with the rationale of the Super Eagles not going to Qatar for the World Cup.

There are some players who were born abroad and decided to play for the Super Eagles. The likes of Alex Iwobi and Ola Aina decided to play for Nigeria.

There are other players of Nigerian descent who will be going to Qatar for the World Cup with other nations.

Who are the players?

Ike Ugbo - ES Troyes - Canada - 7

Sam Adekugbe - Hatayspor - Canada - 3

Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - England - 17

Jamal Musiala - Bayern Munich - Germany - 14

Karim Adeyemi - Borussia Dortmund - Germany - 24

Manuel Akanji - Manchester City - Switzerland - 5

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Noah Okafor - Red Bull Salzburg - Switzerland - 19

Gernot Rohr breaks silence

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr lashed out at the ex-Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick, over Nigeria's failure to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar.

Rohr had led the team to the final round of the World Cup qualifiers, but the Franco-German tactician was fired on the eve of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Augustine Eguavoen was then appointed to lead Nigeria, but the team crashed out in the second round of the AFCON tournament and lost to Ghana in the World Cup qualifiers.

It had ended 0-0 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi, but the Black Stars wreaked havoc when they forced Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in Abuja to pick up the precious ticket.