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There is no space for any Nigerian international in the Hornets squad that face Burnley tonight.&nbsp;

No Super Eagles star in Watford's squad as Dennis, Okoye and Ekong miss out against Burnley | Pulse Nigeria

Joba Ogunwale

<p>Super Eagles stars Emmanuel Dennis, William Troost-Ekong, Maduka Okoye and Samuel Kalu, have all been left out of Watford's squad facing Burnley tonight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Hornets face Burnley at Vicarage Road in their third Skybet Championship game of the season, but there is no space for any of their Nigerian imports in their squad.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Dennis was in the team that faced Sheffield United and West Brom in Watford's first two games of the season, but it appears he has played his last game for The Hornets.&nbsp;</p>

<h3>Dennis closing in on Nottingham Forest move </h3>

<p>The Nigerian international is reportedly<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/sports/football/super-eagles-star-emmanuel-dennis-set-to-join-nottingham-forest-for-a-club-record-fee/hzxpdn6"> <strong>closing in on a £20m move to Nottingham Forest. </strong></a>The Super Eagles star has been linked with a move away from Watford all summer after his impressive debut season in the Premier League.&nbsp;</p>

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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;It&#39;s progressing.&quot; 👀<br><br>No Emmanuel Dennis in the Watford side amid speculation of a move to Nottingham Forest, while Hamza Choudhury set for debut. 🟡 <a href="https://t.co/PUSkR1eFgK">pic.twitter.com/PUSkR1eFgK</a></p>&mdash; Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/1558162135267655681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p>Although his performances were not enough to save Watford from the drop, Dennis was Watford's best player, scoring ten goals and assisting another six. </p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦<br><br>A debut for Choudhury and a first start for Gaspar against Burnley tonight!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WatfordFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WatfordFC</a> <a href="https://t.co/xvtMDCPIwX">pic.twitter.com/xvtMDCPIwX</a></p>&mdash; Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/1558151335307907075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p>Everton and Newcastle were reportedly interested in his services, but the 24-year-old is now set to join Forest.&nbsp;</p>

<h3><strong>Okoye's exile continues </strong></h3>

<p>Meanwhile, Okoye's absence from Watford's squad is not surprising as that has been his story since the season started.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Super Eagles goalkeeper was not in the squad for The Hornets' opening two games of the season, with Watford boss Rob Edwards choosing Ian Bachmann and Ben Hammer as his goalkeepers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Okoye joined Watford from Sparta Rotterdam this summer to become the club's first-choice goalkeeper. </p>

Maduka Okoye lost the battle to become Watford's number one

<p>However, Edwards confirmed before the start of the season that Bachmann would be the club's first choice. The Nigerian international has also lost the battle to be the second-choice goalkeeper, with Watford going for Hammer due to the home-grown quota rule.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the reason for Okoye and Dennis' absence is known, it is still unclear why Kalu and Ekong missed out tonight.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ekong was in Watford's squad for the first two games, coming on as a late sub in the clash against the Baggies. However, Kalu has not been involved for The Hornets so far.&nbsp;</p>

No Super Eagles star in Watford's squad to face Burnley

No Super Eagles star in Watford's squad as Dennis, Okoye and Ekong miss out against Burnley

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