No Nwabali, No Osimhen as Eric Chelle releases 23-man Super Eagles squad for the friendlies against Iran and Jordan.

Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has invited 23 players for the March international friendly matches against Iran and Jordan.

Notable absentees include Stanley Nwabali, who is currently without a club, and Victor Osimhen.

Glasgow Rangers defender Emmanuel Fernandez gets his first call-up, the same as Philip Otele of Hamburger, and Yira Sor of Genk.

FULL SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Udinese FC, Italy); Adeleye Adebayo (Volos FC, Greece); Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus)

Defenders: Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic); Emmanuel Fernandez (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)

Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Coventry FC, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy)

Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid, Spain); Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham FC, England); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla FC, Spain); Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor AS, Turkey); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Philip Otele (Hamburger SV, Germany); Collins Yira Sor (KRC Genk, Belgium)

The Super Eagles will take on Iran’s senior men football team in Antalya on Friday, 27th March (with kick off set for 4 pm local time), and then the Jordan senior men national team on Tuesday, 31st March at 8 pm.