Mainz 05 stopper Leon Balogun could return to action for the Super Eagles when they face Egypt in Alexandria .<br /><br />It is all but confirmed that the central defender will sit out Friday<span class="aBn" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_846848912"><span class="aQJ">&rsquo;s</span></span> clash against the North Africans after he sustained a muscular injury days leading up to the game against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.<br /><br />However, the Nigeria Football Federation has officially stated that Balogun is being programmed for the return leg in Alexandria <span class="aBn" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_846848920"><span class="aQJ">on Tuesday next week</span></span>.<br /><br />Balogun has not featured for the Super Eagles since he went the distance in two international friendlies held in Belgium against Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon in October 2015.<br /><br />The 27-year-old<span class="aBn" tabindex="0" data-term="goog_846848912"><span class="aQJ">&rsquo;s last competitive game for the national team was against Chad last summer.<br /><br /><b>Ifeanyi Emmanuel</b><br /></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />