Nigeria Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has named a 31-man provisional squad list for the upcoming international friendly match against Cameroon on June 4 in Vienna.
The provisional list will later be reduced to a 23-man squad ahead of the fixture.
Amongst the called up players, there’s a first-time invitation for Abraham Marcus. The 21-year-old plays as a forward for Feirense in the Portuguese LigaPro.
Regulars like Ahmed Musa, Joe Aribo, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon were called up.
Gernot Rohr has also invited Simy Nwankwo three years after he last played for the team.
Simy is Nigeria’s top striker in Europe’s top five leagues with 19 goals to his name.
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Another invited player is Tarem Moffi who plays for Ligue 1 side Lorient. Moffi is also in red hot form this season with 14 goals to his name.
Despite being named in the squad for the games against Benin and Lesotho, Moffi has never featured for the Super Eagles. Maybe his luck is about to change and he’ll finally be able to make his debut for his country of birth.
Complete list
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (APOEL Nicosia, Cyprus); John Noble (Enyimba FC); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Heartland FC).
Defenders: Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Kevin Ak poguma (Hoffenheim, Germany); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Boavista, Portugal); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Fulham FC, England); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Twente, The Netherlands); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England).
Midfielders: Oghenekaro Etebo (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Abdullahi Shehu (Omonia Nicosa, Cyprus); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Abraham Marcus (CD Feirense, Portugal).
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars FC); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Sadiq Umar (Almeria FC, Spain); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Henry Onyekuru (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Anayo Iwuala (Enyimba FC); Peter Olayinka (Slavia Praha, Czech Republic); Terem Moffi (FC Lorient, France); Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk, Belgium); Simy Nwankwo (Crotone FC, Italy).
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