The Nigerian team announced a new roster of players. Nigeria will face Gabon in the semi-finals of the African World Cup preliminaries play-offs in November. If it wins, it will face the winner of Cameroon and Democratic Congo.

Nigeria’s November World Cup qualifying roster:

Goalkeepers: Navali Stanley (Chippa United), Armas (Singida Black Stars), Okoye Maduka (Udinese)

Defenders: Ekon (Ekolut), Ka Erwin Bessie (Fulham), Osay Samuel (Birmingham), Onyemchi Bruno (Olympiacos), Ajayi (Hull City), Avazim (Nantes), Sanusi Zadou (Porto), Frederiks Benjamin (Danda E) H)

Midfielder: Iwobi (Fulham), Onyeka Frank (Brentford), Ndidi (Besiktas), Onedika (Club Brugge), Alhassan (New England Revolution)

Forward: Lookman (Atalanta) ), Moses Simon (Paris FC), Osimhen (Galatasaray), Arokodare (Wolves), Ayuk (Sevilla), Akol Adams (Sevilla), Olusegun (Nizhny Novgorod), Chukwueze (Fulham)