Gernot Rohr, has invited 23 Super Eagles players that will be doing battle in this month’s African Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Libya.
According to the statement released by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Gernot Rohr called up mostly first team players and the usual suspects and just one home-based player, which happens to be a goalkeeper.
While the likes of Iwobi, Ekong and Olaoluwa Aina missed the 3-0 win over Seychelles in Mahe last month due to injury, others due to reasons best known to them opted out from the game.
In the new list released last night, Gernot Rohr has reinvited those that missed the Seychelles game, and the captain of the team Mikel Obi is missing again on the new list.
According to the schedule, Nigeria will host the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday, 13th October with the return leg scheduled for the 18,000–capacity Stade Taïeb Mhiri in the city of Sfax, Tunisia on Tuesday, 16th October.
All invited players by Gernot Rohr are to report to Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday, 8th October 2018. See the full list of players:
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Elche FC, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)
Defenders:
Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey);
Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United, England);
Bryan Idowu (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia);
Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal);
William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove Albion, England);
Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Paderborn 07, Germany)
Midfielders:
Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey);
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City FC, England);
John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)
Forwards:
Ahmed Musa (Al Nasr FC, Saudi Arabia);
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England);
Moses Simon (Levante FC, Italy); Henry Onyekuru (Galatasaray SK, Turkey);
Odion Ighalo ( Yatai, China);
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux FC, France); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England).