Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has named a 24-man squad for Nigeria’s international friendly against Russia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, 6 October.
Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will captain the team, while Moses Simon, Stanley Nwabali, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Benjamin Fredricks, Raphael Onyedika and Akor Adams are also included in the squad.
Finland-based goalkeeper Samuel James and Switzerland-based defender Victory Akpe are among the players expected to make their first appearance in the Super Eagles camp.
The squad also includes six midfielders and three forwards receiving their first call-ups to the national team.
The full squad is:
Goalkeepers
Michael Atata (Ikorodu City)
Samuel James (SJK FC, Finland)
Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa)
Defenders
Kenneth Igboke (Enugu Rangers)
Isaac James (Alverca FC, Portugal)
Benjamin Fredricks (Brentford FC, England)
Emmanuel Fernandez (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Victory Akpe (FC Basel, Switzerland)
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham FC, England)
Abdullahi Bewene (FC Banik Ostrava, Czechia)
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey)
Raphael Onyedika (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)
Chibuzo Nwoko (Fulham FC, England)
Stephen Michael (Vendsyssel FF, Denmark)
Igor Wilfred (Kristiansund FC, Norway)
Ridwan Abdulrasaq (Al Wasl, UAE)
Suleiman Mubarak (Slavia Prague, Czechia)
Aderemi Adeoye (Ikorodu City)
Forwards
Kelechi Iheanacho (Bursaspor FC, Turkey)
Moses Simon (Paris FC, France)
Akor Adams (Venezia FC, Italy)
Peter Edokpolor (SL Benfica, Portugal)
Abubakar Umar (FC Famalicao, Portugal)
Abdullahi Umar (Hradec Kralove, Czechia)
The friendly against Russia will provide Chelle with an opportunity to assess the squad ahead of upcoming international commitments.
