Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen has released the list of players who will represent Nigeria later this month when they take on Ghana in a two legged World Cup qualifiers playoff later this month.
Eguavoen placed seven players on standby which includes five players from the squad that went to the Africa Cup of Nations in Chidozie Awaziem, Taiwo Awoniyi, Peter Olayinka, Chidera Ejuke and Jamilu Collins.
The other two on standby are Ogenyi Onazi and Paul Onuachu, while six players led by Victor Osimhen were handled a recall. Odion Ighalo, Emmanuel Dennis, Leon Balogun, Oghenekaro Etebo and Calvin Bassey complete the list.
Two new players were called up for the first team in Ademola Lookman who recently had his switch of nationality from England approved. FC Copenhagen of Denmark new signing Akinkumi Amoo is the other new player in the squad.
FULL SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Defenders: Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal)
Midfielders: Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); Akinkunmi Amoo (FC Copenhagen, Denmark)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Odion Jude Ighalo (Al-Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England); Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England)
Standby: Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin, Germany); Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk, Belgium); Peter Olayinka (SK Slavia Praha, Czech Republic); Ogenyi Onazi (Al-Adalah FC, Saudi Arabia)
