Nigeria have confirmed their provisional squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Bafana Bafana.
The Super Eagles currently sit fourth in Group C, six points behind South Africa with four matches to play.
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Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle has included the big names for the encounter, which includes Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze.
Chelle's charges will face Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday, 6 September before travelling to South Africa to lock horns with Hugo Broos' side at the Free State Stadium.
Preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars); Adeleye Adebayo (Volos FC); Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting FC)
Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC,); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest,); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City,); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos); Igoh Ogbu (SK Slavia Prague); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC); Felix Agu (Werder Bremen); Benjamin Fredericks (Dender FC)
Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC), Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge); Christantus Uche (Getafe)
Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC); Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC); Simon Moses (Paris FC); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen); Cyriel Dessers (Glasgow Rangers); Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen); Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice); Adams Akor (Sevilla FC)
