Coach Samson Siasia has invited 42 players for next month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt.

The list released on Thursday afternoon by the Nigeria Football Federation is a mix of 22 local based and 20 foreign based professionals.

Heading the list are Fanendo Adi, Emmanuel Daniel, Sincere Seth, Segun Oduduwa, Chris Madaki, Stanley Amuzie and Aminu Umar who have been handed a call up to the Super Eagles for the first time.

Making a return to the senior national team is Victor Moses who was overlooked during Sunday Oliseh’s era owing to injuries and lack of regular playing time for West Ham United.

Also recalled are former Nigeria U23 defender Chibuzor Okonkwo, Daniel Akpeyi and Aaron Moses.

Others invited are captain Ahmed Musa, Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Odion Ighalo, Godfrey Oboabona, Elderson Echiejile, Moses Simon, Carl Ikeme and Efe Ambrose.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Prince Aggreh, Chisom Chikatara, Austin Oboroakpo, and Femi Thomas top the list of 22 players from the Nigeria Professional Football League.

However, returnee Obafemi Martins, Chima Akas, Leon Balogun, Rabiu Ibrahim, William Troost Ekong was excluded from the squad that would try the Pharaohs’ for size in the make or break encounter in Kaduna. http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigerian-football/2016/03/03/20951892/fanendo-adi-chisom-chikatara-invited-for-africa-cup-of?ICID=HP_HN_1

Obafemi Matins experience cannot be overrated. I hope Coach Samson Siasia knows what he is doing. We need all our deadly player for the game.

No call up for our youngster Kelechi Iheanacho and Success Isaac??

Dinocarex:
No call up for our youngster Kelechi Iheanacho and Success Isaac??

must you call all the nigerias for this match?

thats ok

leave those once for u23

Iheanacho is on the 42-man list (22 home based and 20 foreign-based).

It's a relatively "good" list. The best selection of players from this 42 can wreck Egypt.

The biggest omission is Leon Balogun, Nigeria's best centre back in Europe currently.

Isaac Success is another big omission. Hopefully, he will get his chance soon. I guess Fanendo Adi took his place in this list.

Dinocarex:
No call up for our youngster Kelechi Iheanacho and Success Isaac??

Okay

robosky02:


must you call all the nigerias for this match?

thats ok

leave those once for u23

I never saw Kelechi on the list earlier, never knew he was there... But leaving Success is still a shock for me. Success is in first team of Granada.
He has more playing time than most of the players called up and he played in a top European league!!!

TheSuperNerd:
Iheanacho is on the 42-man list (22 home based and 20 foreign-based).

It's a relatively "good" list. The best selection of players from this 42 can wreck Egypt.

The biggest omission is Leon Balogun, Nigeria's best centre back in Europe currently.

Isaac Success is another big omission. Hopefully, he will get his chance soon. I guess Fanendo Adi took his place in this list.

Thanks for the correction, I just got to know Kelechi was called up.. Hopefully, Success will be called up soon.