Gernot Rohr Names Super Eagles Squad To Take On Ukraine In Friendly

Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr on Wednesday named a 23-man squad to take on Ukraine in an international friendly at the Dnipro Arena.

Saudi Arabia-based striker and Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa leads the squad.

Gernot Rohr also recalled Tyronne Ebuehi, Semi Ajayi and Kelechi Iheanacho who all missed the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals where Nigeria won bronze.

Germany –based goalkeeper Emil Maduka Okoye has been invited to the Super Eagles for the first time, as Scotland –based midfielder Joe Aribo, but there is no place for South Africa –based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.

See Super Eagles full squad below:

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Heartland FC); Emil Maduka Okoye (Fortuna Dusseldorf, Germany)

Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Benfica, Portugal); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Rotherham United, England)

Midfielders: Alexander Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City FC, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Joe Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nassar FC, Saudi Arabia); Victor Osimhen (Lille OSC, France); Moses Simon (Levante FC, Spain); Henry Onyekuru (AS Monaco, France); Samuel Kalu (Girondins Bordeaux, France); Paul Onuachu (FC Midtjyland, Denmark); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain)

List of invited @NGSuperEagles players for the International Friendly against #Ukraine National Team on September 10, 2019. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong pic.twitter.com/hE3A5WQXvx

— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) August 14, 2019