Gernot Rohr, the Super Eagles coach has unveiled his 23-man list for the friendly match against Brazil which has been scheduled for October 31 in Singapore.
The Super Eagles coach has picked in-form Granada of Spain midfielder Ramon Azeez, who scored against Barcelona, as well as Czech–based forward Peter Olayinka, who was one of the goal scorers on matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League group phase.
Alex Iwobi, Oghenekaro Etebo, and Scotland–based Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, who scored on his debut against Ukraine, are all back in midfield, with Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Samuel Kalu, Paul Onuachu and Emmanuel Dennis all back in the frontline.
The Defender line-ups are; Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Chidozie Awaziem (CD Leganes, Spain); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England)
Goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, and Maduka Okoye also retained their places.
Rohr has decided to remove some high profile names from the list such as Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho, Leon Balogun and Bryan Idowu.
The Eagles will be using the friendly as a build-up in preparation for the 2021 AFCON qualifiers.