The Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has invited 23 players for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda, including Victor Osimhen, who was absent in the last game against Libya due to injury.
Also returning to the Super Eagles team after a while out is Real Sociedadās Umar Sadiq.
The games against Benin and Rwanda will mark the last rounds of qualifiers for the AFCON in Morocco next year.
Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on Nov. 14 will kick off at 8 p.m. Nigeria time, while the matchday 6 encounter with Rwanda will take place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Nov. 18.
With two matches remaining, Nigeria tops the Group D of the qualifiers with 10 points after CAF awarded Nigeria 3 goals and three points for the abandoned match against Lybia.
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