Two highly-rated PSL stars have been called up to the Nigerian 23-man squad that will face off against Benin and Rwanda in the AFCON qualifiers.
The FIFA international break will commence next week, with African nations vying for positions in the 2025 AFCON, which will take place in Morocco.
The Super Eagles are eager to rebound after their disappointing performances in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where they drew against South Africa and suffered a defeat to Benin in June.
Following his appointment as the head coach of the Nigerian national team, Bruno Labbadia revealed a team of 23 players, which includes Orlando Pirates defender Olisa Ndah and Chippa United goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali for the forthcoming matches.
While Nwabali has earned trust as Nigeria’s number one man between the posts, Ndah has two national team caps having made his debut in 2021 under the tutelage of Gernot Rohr.
NIGERIA FULL SQUAD FOR AFCON QUALIFIERS AGAINST BENIN & RWANDA INCLUDING 2 PSL STARS
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Udinese FC, Italy); Amas Obasogie (Bendel Insurance FC)
Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood FC, Saudi Arabia); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce SK, Turkey); Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio FC, Italy); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England)
Forwards: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli, Italy); Kelechi Iheanacho (Sevilla FC, Spain); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, England)
Nigeria will face the Cheetahs of Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Saturday, 7th September.
After that, they will fly to Kigali to take on the Amavubi at the Amahoro Stadium on Tuesday, 10th September.
