As at 2134 hours on Tuesday, September 20, twenty one invited players have reported for international duty ahead of the national team’s friendly matches against Algeria.
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman, Casa Pia star Saviour Godwin and Hapoel Jerusalem glovesman Adebayo Adeleye are the latest players to link up with the squad in Algeria.
The aforementioned players did not participate in the Super Eagles first workout on Algerian soil this evening.
Manager Jose Peseiro monitored at close quarters eighteen players : Maduka Okoye, William Troost-Ekong, Kenneth Omeruo, Chidozie Awaziem, Ola Aina, Calvin Bassey, Zaidu Sanusi, Kevin Akpoguma, Valentine Ozornwafor, Wilfred Ndidi, Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi, Raphael Onyedika, Moses Simon, Taiwo Awoniyi, Chidera Ejuke, Cyriel Dessers and Terem Moffi.
2013 U17 World Cup winners Kelechi Iheanacho and Francis Uzoho, and the only home-based player named in the adjusted squad Ebube Duru were still being expected as at the time of writing this report.
Captain Ahmed Musa, Samuel Chukwueze, Leon Balogun, Henry Onyekuru and Emmanuel Dennis withdrew from the roster citing injury problems
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