The coach also included Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi in his squad for the first time after he missed the last match due to injury.
Some of the familiar faces in the squad are Chelsea duo, Mikel Obi and Victor Moses, Leicester’s Ahmed Musa, and Turkey based Ogenyi Onazi.
However there is no place for Watford striker Odion Ighalo.
The 27 year old has been excused to attend the burial of his father, slated for October 8.
The coach also failed to convince former Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama to reconsider his international retirement and has included Enugu Rangers’ Emmanuel Daniel and Ifeanyi Ubah’s Ikechkuwu Ezenwa as back up to first choice, Carl Ikeme.
All invited players are expected to start arriving in Abuja as from Sunday, 2 nd October.
The Eagles were paired with Zambia, Cameroon and Algeria in Group B.
The team will start its qualification campaign with
Only the top team will qualify from the group.
ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah)
Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); William Paul Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Jamiu Alimi (Kano Pillars); Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey); Elderson Echiejile (Standard Liege, Belgium), Kingsley Madu (SV Zulte Waregem, Belgium)
Midfielders : Mikel John Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Nosa Igiebor (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent, Belgium)
Forwards : Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Isaac Success (Watford FC, England); Brown Ideye (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England)
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