Six players from Premier League clubs have been incorporated into Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the World Cup.
Munititions stockpile forward Alex Iwobi, Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses, new Brighton marking Leon Balogun and Leicester trio Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa have all made the cut.
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr has named previous Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, now of Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda, as chief.
Iwobi, 21, scored in the 2-1 cordial annihilation by England at Wembley on Saturday.
Likewise included is striker Simeon Nwankwo, of Serie B side FC Crotone, who just influenced his universal introduction in a week ago’s 1-1 to draw with DR Congo.