Official: Zadok and Azeez receive the first invitation to Super Eagles for the Unity Cup

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has invited a total of 27 players to the Nigerian national team for the upcoming Unity Cup friendly tournament in London, reports OwnGoalNigeria.com.

As we exclusively revealed last week, there is a first-time invite for Sweden’s AIK winger Zadok Abu Yohanna, who has been a revelation so far this season.

There is also a first-time call-up for Millwall winger Femi Azeez, as we exclusively revealed a few weeks ago. The duo headline the list of new players which includes Plymouth’s Owen Oseni and Wrexham’s Arthur Okonkwo, in addition to the seven players selected from Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) teams.

Chelle also called up the duo of Ebenezer Akinsamiro from Pisa of the Italian Serie A and Tochukwu Nnadi from Marseille of the French Ligue 1. There is also a full invitation for Rafiu Durosinmi, who plays for Pisa, who are relegated from Serie A, as we reported.

Terem Moffi also returns to the team. The same goes for Samson Tijjani, who last played with the team in 2020.

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus), Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham FC, England), Michael (Ikorodu United FC, Nigeria)

Defenders: Emmanuel Fernández (Rangers FC, Scotland), Chibuike Nwaiwu (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Igho Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Elias Ochobi (Rivers United, Nigeria), Chibueze Oputa (Rangers FC, Nigeria), Obinna Igboke (Rangers FC, Nigeria), Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiacos, Greece)

Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Beşiktaş JK, Turkey), Samson Tijani (Dukla Prague, Czech Republic), Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium), Tochukwu Nnadi (Olympique Marseille, France), Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa SC, Italy), Alhassan Yusuf (New England Revolution, USA), Aderemi Adeoye (Ikorodu City, Nigeria), Ayobami Adeoye (Shooting Stars, Nigeria), Oyedokun Junior (Ikorodu City, Nigeria)

Forwards: Moses Simon (Paris FC, France), Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain), Philip Otele (Hamburger SV, Germany), Oseni Owen (Plymouth FC, England), Zadok Abu Yohanna (AIK, Sweden), Terem Moffi (FC Porto, Portugal), Rafiu Durosinmi (Pisa SC, Italy), Femi Azeez (Millwall FC, England).

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