Super Eagles manager, Jose Peseiro will unveil his squad for the international friendly game against Portugal next week.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Peseiro is expected to include his regular stars in the list.
But there are doubts over the availability of some of the key stars such as defenders Ola Aina and Zaidu Sanusi who both recently picked injuries while in action for their respective clubs.
Centre-back Semi Ajayi may, however, be included in the squad after returning to training at the Sky Bet Championship club, West Bromwich Albion.
On the website, thenff.com, the Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mohammed Sanusi, confirmed:
“We have a friendly match against Portugal coming up in Lisbon on November 9, Mr. Jose Peseiro has compiled a provisional list and is only waiting for this weekend’s matches to submit his list of 23 players.”
The game, scheduled for the National Stadium in San Jose, will kick off at 8pm Costa Rica time on Wednesday, 9th November (which is 3am, 10th November in Nigeria).
The Nigeria team has been training at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan for the past week, and is scheduled to fly out of the country to Costa Rica on Saturday, 5th November.
Sper Eagles provisional list include: Kayode Bankole, Nathaniel Nwosu, Daniel Bameyi, Samuel Kalu, Chidiebere Nwobodo, Mustapha Jibrin, Evans Ogbonda, Afeez Nosiru, Samson Paul, Daniel Wotlai, Ezekiel Edidiong, Dominion Ohaka, Qudus Akanni, Shina Akinniran, Sunday Faleye, Jerry Alex, Isaiah Ejeh, Suleiman Garba
Nigeria’s last action was against the Desert Foxes of Algeria last month.
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