Watford's Isaac Success
gets first senior Nigeria
call-up by Colin Udoh
Watford's Isaac Success has
been called up by Nigeria for
the first time ahead of next
month's 2018 FIFA World Cup
qualifier against Zambia,
while teammate Odion Ighalo
is excused to attend his late
father's funeral.
Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi
also received a call-up for
the Oct. 9 game.
Success, a promising former
youth international, has
previously been overlooked
despite sterling
performances during his time
with Granada in Spain. Both
players are part of a 23-man
squad named by Nigeria's
technical adviser, Gernot
Rohr, for the World Cup
qualifying Matchday 1
encounter away to Zambia at
Ndola.
Rohr has stuck with the
majority of the squad that
beat Tanzania 1-0 in a 2017
African Nations Cup
qualifying match in Uyo on
Sept. 3, but in addition to
newcomer Succees and Iwobi,
has handed recalls to
defender Kenneth Omeruo
and midfielder Anderson Esiti.
Captain John Obi Mikel,
assistant Ahmed Musa,
goalkeeper Carl Ikeme,
defender Elderson Echiejile,
midfielder Ogenyi Onazi and
in-form Manchester City
forward Kelechi Iheanacho
are also in the 23-man
roster.
Injured Gent striker Moses
Simon is listed after assuring
Rohr that he has started
treatment and would be fully
healed well ahead of the
encounter.
The full Nigeria squad:

Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme
(Wolverhampton Wanderers,
England); Emmanuel Daniel
(Enugu Rangers, Nigeria);
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC
Ifeanyi Ubah, Nigeria)

Defenders: Leon Balogun
(Mainz, Germany); William
Paul Ekong (Haugesund,
Norway); Kenneth Omeruo
(Alanyaspor, Turkey); Jamiu
Alimi (Kano Pillars, Nigeria);
Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis
Famagusta, Cyprus); Musa
Muhammed (Istanbul
Basaksehir, Turkey);
Elderson Echiejile (Standard
Liege, Belgium), Kingsley
Madu (Zulte-Waregem,
Belgium)

Midfielders: John Obi Mikel
(Chelsea, England); Ogenyi
Onazi (Trabzonspor,
Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Genk,
Belgium); Nosa Igiebor
(Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel);
Anderson Esiti (Gent,
Belgium)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa
(Leicester City, England);
Kelechi Iheanacho
(Manchester City, England);
Moses Simon (Gent, Belgium);
Victor Moses (Chelsea,
England); Isaac Success
(Watford, England); Ideye
Brown (Olympiakos, Greece);
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, England)

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