Watford hand squad numbers to four Super Eagles stars amidst Newcastle, Everton links

The 2022-2023 EFL Championship marketing campaign kicked off on the weekend with the Golden Boys taking part in their first match on Monday evening

Watford have introduced their squad numbers for the brand new season, with provisions made for 4 Tremendous Eagles stars and some gamers of Nigerian ancestry.

Defender William Troost-Ekong, and attackers Emmanuel Dennis and Samuel Kalu have retained the numbers that they had final time period.

Ekong can have 5 written on the again of his jersey, Dennis can have 25, and Kalu will put on 28.

Dennis, nevertheless, should still go away Watford earlier than the switch window closes because the attacker continues to draw curiosity from Newcastle United and Everton.

It must be famous that the ultimate set of squad numbers doesn’t should be submitted to the EFL till after the switch window has closed.

Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, a brand new arrival from Dutch aspect Sparta Rotterdam, has picked 35 as his first quantity at Vicarage Street.

With hopes of changing into Watford’s first-choice goalie gone, Okoye misses out on the vacant primary shirt, which has been given to Daniel Bachmann.

A number of children of Nigerian descent additionally picked squad numbers forward of the marketing campaign.

Joseph Oluwagbemiga Hungbo has quantity 36, Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude has 37, whereas former Nigeria youth worldwide Tom Dele-Bashiru retains his 36.

The total checklist of squad numbers is:
1 – Daniel Bachmann
2 – Jeremy Ngakia
5 – William Troost-Ekong
6 – Imrân Louza
8 – Tom Cleverley
9 – Rey Manaj
10 – João Pedro
12 – Ken Sema
13 – Adalberto Peñaranda
14 – Hassane Kamara
15 – Craig Cathcart
16 – Dan Gosling
17 – Ashley Fletcher
18 – Yáser Asprilla
19 – Vakoun Bayo
20 – Domingos Quina
22 – Samir
23 – Ismaïla Sarr
24 – Tom Dele-Bashiru
25 – Emmanuel Dennis
26 – Ben Hamer
27 – Christian Kabasele
28 – Samuel Kalu
30 – Pontus Dahlberg
31 – Francisco Sierralta
32 – Mattie Pollock
33 – Ignacio Pussetto
35 – Maduka Okoye
36 – Joseph Hungbo
37 – Dapo Mebude
39 – Edo Kayembe
41 – Vincent Angelini
42 – James Morris
43 – JJ McKiernan
44 – Adian Manning

Watford will look to begin their season on a successful notice after they host Sheffield United on the Vicarage Street tonight (Monday, August 2nd).