Several withdrawals and injuries to some players have combined to alter the list of players who will appear for Nigeria in Friday’s international friendly match in Moscow, from the original list drawn up by Super Eagles’ Head Coach Eric Chelle.
The goalkeeping sector is unaffected as first-choice Stanley Nwabali was not listed for the trip in the first place, as a result of the upcoming burial rites for his late parents. Italy-based Maduka Okoye and Tanzania-based Amas Obasogie will still fight for the goalkeeper’s starting shirt.
In the rearguard, captain William Ekong is in Moscow alongside Bright Osayi-Samuel, joining the Unity Cup trio of Bruno Onyemaechi, Semi Ajayi and Igoh Ogbu.
However, Nottingham Forest’s Ola Aina excused himself from the friendly, and Coach Chelle has had to draft in the Unity Cup duo of Sodiq Ismaila and Benjamin Fredericks.
Former junior international Fredericks impressed on his debut against Jamaica on Saturday.
The match is set for Friday, June 6, at the iconic Luzhniki Stadium, which boasts a capacity of 78,000 seats.
Below is the updated squad list:
Goalkeepers:
Maduka Okoye (Udinese FC, Italy)
Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania)
Defenders
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce SK, Turkey)
Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiacos FC, Greece)
Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England)
Igoh Ogbu (SK Slavia Prague, Czech Republic)
William Troost-Ekong (Al-Kholood FC, Saudi Arabia)
Sodiq Ismaila (Remo Stars, Nigeria)
Benjamin Fredericks (Brentford FC, England)
Midfielders
Saviour Isaac (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)
Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium)
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio FC, Italy)
Chrisantus Uche (Getafe CF, Spain)
Frank Onyeka (Augsburg FC, Germany)
Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes, Nigeria)
Forwards
Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Simon Moses (FC Nantes, France)
Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium)
Olakunle Olusegun (Krasnodar FC, Russia)
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