Four Chelsea players of Nigerian descent get squad numbers for EFL Trophy, first team games

4 gamers of Nigerian descent have been assigned squad numbers at Chelsea forward of Wednesday night’s Papa John’s Trophy conflict in opposition to Sutton United at VBS Neighborhood Stadium in Surrey.

The younger Blues have been drawn in Southern Group G of the competitors and their different opponents within the group stage are the senior groups of Oxford United and Leyton Orient.

Chelsea insider Chelsea Youth has revealed through social media Chelsea’s prolonged squad numbers to be used within the Papa John’s Trophy.

Thrilling fullback Derrick Abu retains the quantity 57 he wore in the course of the 2021-2022 season, striker Louis Flower, defender Richard Olise and striker Tudor Mendel-Idowu might be sporting the quantity 65, 71 and 72 respectively.

Final season, Mendel-Idowu was allotted quantity 77, Flower obtained quantity 73 and Olise 78.

You will need to observe that the aforementioned gamers will put on the identical shirt numbers ought to they characteristic for the primary staff in 2022-2023.

Apart from Flower, not one of the gamers have made their debuts for Chelsea within the Papa John’s Trophy