Many new entrants have been invited to the Super Eagles ahead of friendly games against Ecuador and Mexico
The Nigeria Football Federation has released a 30-man squad for the friendlies against the South American and North American teams.
Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has not been invited.
There were many new faces in the team including 8 NPFL players.
Goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has made a return to the team while Alex Iwobi and Cyriel Dessers are also back.
Captain Ahmed Musa and his Vice captain William Troost-Ekong are also in the squad amongst other regular suspects.
It will be the first time the Super Eagles will regroup for a run of games after an unfortunate miss on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
See the full squad below;
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands); Adewale Adeyinka (Akwa United); Ojo Olorunleke (Enyimba FC)
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Isa Ali (Remo Stars); Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Ibrahim Buhari (Plateau United)
Midfielders: Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); Chiamaka Madu (Rivers United); Babatunde Afeez Nosiru (Kwara United); Azubuike Okechukwu (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey); Samson Tijani (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria); Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp FC, Belgium)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England); Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord FC, The Netherlands); Victor Mbaoma (Enyimba FC); Ishaq Rafiu (Rivers United)
What kind of list is this without inform osimhen , what’s the NFF trying to prove living your hottest attacker out of these friendlies and moreover we have a crucial afcon qualifier match against a talented and relentless Sierra Leone team , has the NFF forgotten so soon what this team did to us in Benin city the NFF is at it again . gambling with our qualification .
Who is NFF president, take history to Warri wolves, who destroyed the team. What did you expect from such a person who is self-centered. The board and coaches are taking nigerians for granted hence it was not their pains that Nigeria did not qualify for the world 2022. Hence they are at it again. Until this crop of NFF leave Nigeria football we cotinue to downplay and destroyed the young once. They are looking for a coach they can control and get percentage from his Signing.