Osimhen Snubbed as Musa, Iwobi, 28 Others Called For Friendly Ties Against Mexico, Ecuador

• Salisu Yusuf has released the names of the Super Eagles players who will face Mexico and Ecuador in coming friendly games
• Victor Osimhen did not make the list of players traveling to America, while Alex Iwobi and Ahmed Musa made it
• Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Mexico on Saturday, 28 May, while the game against Ecuador will be played on 2 June

Nigerian Football Federation have finally released the names of the 30 players picked to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their coming international friendly ties against Mexico and Ecuador.

First assistant coach of the Super Eagles Salisu Yusuf is expected to lead the team to the United States where these two international friendly games will be played.

On the list of the invited players for these two coming games is Akwa United goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka and Enyimba stopper Ojo Olorunleke.

Also, Kwara United midfielder Babatunde Afeez Nosiru made the list thanks to his impressive performances so far this season in the Nigerian Professional Football League.

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According to the list made available by the NFF, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen did not make the list.

See names of all invited players below

Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands); Adewale Adeyinka (Akwa United); Ojo Olorunleke (Enyimba FC)

Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Isa Ali (Remo Stars); Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Ibrahim Buhari (Plateau United)

Midfielders: Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); Chiamaka Madu (Rivers United); Babatunde Afeez Nosiru (Kwara United); Azubuike Okechukwu (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey); Samson Tijani (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria); Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp FC, Belgium)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England); Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord FC, The Netherlands); Victor Mbaoma (Enyimba FC); Ishaq Rafiu (Rivers United)

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NFF responds to FIFA's ruling to pay Rohr N157m following his sacking as Super Eagles coach

Earlier, Sports Brief had also reported how Amaju Pinnick who is the president of the Nigerian Football Federation, has made it clear that his board would have to file an appeal to the judgement made by FIFA for them to pay Gernot Rohr.

The world's football governing body has directed the Nigerian soccer chiefs to pay former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr the sum of $377,879.46 (N156,819,975) before the next 45 days.

This comes after the German football manager took the NFF chiefs to FIFA, claiming that his contract was breached and actually demanded a massive sum of £1m.