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Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles coach, has invited Samson Tijani and Chidera Ejuke of TSV Hartberg and CSKA Moscow respectively in his 25-man squad for next month friendlies against Ivory Coast and Tunisia in Austria.

The list includes Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong and Kenneth Omeruo.

Others are Maduka Okoye, Leon Balogun, Olaoluwa Aina, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen in the list containing three goalkeepers, eight defenders, five midfielders and nine forwards.

Dele Alampasu and Mikel Agu also made a return to the fold.

Tijani, captain of the 2019 Golden Eaglets to the World Cup in Brazil, Frank Onyeka, Ejuke and Zaidu Sanusi will joined the senior side for the first time.

The two friendlies are meant to be a tune up games for the three–time African champions ahead of the 2022 AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone in November.

See list below:

Goalkeepers: Dele Alampasu (FK Ventspils, Latvia); Matthew Yakubu (SKF Sered, Slovakia); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Defenders: Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Boavista, Portugal); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Olaoluwa Aina (Fulham FC, England); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal)

Midfielders: Mikel Agu (Vitoria Guimaraes, Portugal); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Frank Onyeka (FC Midtjylland, Denmark); Oghenekaro Etebo (Galatasary SK, Turkey); Samson Tijani (TSV Hartberg, Austria)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli, Italy); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Cyril Dessers (KRC Genk, Belgium); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Samuel Kalu (Girondins Bordeaux, France); Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia)

Standby: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor, Turkey); Ramon Azeez (Granada CF, Spain); Joshua Maja (Girondins Bordeaux, France); Henry Onyekuru (AS Monaco, France); Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Twente, Netherlands)