The Nigeria Football Federation has released the list of Super Eagles players that will be involved during the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Head coach Finidi George has invited 23 players as Super Eagles prepare to face South Africa and the Benin Republic next month.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, Bayer Leverkusen duo of Nathan Tella and Victor Boniface as well as AC Milan star Samuel Chukwueze make the list.
Man of the moment, Ademola Lookman is also in, a few hours after firing Atalanta BC to win the Europa League.
However, there are some notable omissions in the squad of three goalkeepers, six defenders, six midfielders, and eight forwards.
Team captain Ahmed Musa does not make the squad just as he missed the friendly games against Ghana and Mali in March.
Musa is presently without a club and his time with the Super Eagles may have ended at the AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.
AFCON’s Most Valuable Player Williams Troost-Ekong will likely not recover in time from the injury he picked at the continental tournament as he has been left out.
Strangely, Kenneth Omeruo is not among the defenders in Finidi’s squad, which is a surprise as his experience would have been an added advantage with Troost-Ekong not available.
