Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Watford, Leicester City Strikers Called Up As Nigeria Name Squad
The Super Eagles 23-man roster for their World Cup qualifier against Zambia on October 9 was revealed by coach Gernot Rohr on Thursday, with several English Premier League stars set to add to their international caps.<br /><br />Fit again Arsenal wonderkid Alex Iwobi has been invited along with Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Ahmed Musa (Leicester City) and Victor Moses (Chelsea).<br /><br />Watford striker Isaac Success is the only Premier League player on the roster yet to make his international debut for the Super Eagles. <br /><br />Midfielder Anderson Esiti, recently named as the most physical Nigerian player by EA Sports, has been recalled to the national team after joining Gent in the summer transfer market. <br /><br />And his teammate in Belgium, Moses Simon, has been listed after assuring the coaching staff that his hamstring complaint would have been fully healed before the encounter in Ndola. <br /><br />All invited players are expected to start arriving in Abuja as from Sunday, 2nd October.<br /><br /><u><b>Nigeria 23-Man Roster </b></u><br /><br /><b>Goalkeepers</b>: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah)<br /><br /><b>Defenders</b>: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); William Paul Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Jamiu Alimi (Kano Pillars); Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey); Elderson Echiejile (Standard Liege, Belgium), Kingsley Madu (SV Zulte Waregem, Belgium)<br /><br /><b>Midfielders</b>: Mikel John Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Nosa Igiebor (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent, Belgium)<br /><br /><b>Forwards</b>: Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England); Brown Ideye (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England) <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />
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