super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr on Wednesday reduced his 30-man provisional squad for the Russia 2018 World Cup to 25 players.
The German dropped domestic league
top scorer Junior Lokosa, Standard Liege midfielder Uche Agbo,
Lokomotiv Plovdiv defender Stephen Eze and Plateau United Dele Ajiboye.
Twenty-three players will make the final squad.
Meanwhile, Rohr left Abuja with 24 players for London ahead of Saturday’s friendly match against England at Wembley
The NFF said in a statement that Mikel
Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Kenneth Omeruo, Ahmed Musa,
Bryan Idowu, Tyronne
Ebuehi, Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Ola Aina, Leon
Balogun, Shehu Abdullahi, Joel Obi, William Troost-Ekong, Chidozie
Awaziem and Elderson Echiejile were on the chartered flight that
conveyed the players to London.
Others are Wilfred Ndidi, John Ogu,
Mikel Agu, Oghenekaro Etebo, Odion Ighalo, Simeon Nwankwo, Alex Iwobi
and Kelechi Iheanacho.
The statement confirmed that Moses
Simon, who was earlier ruled out of the tournament due to injury, will
undergo further medical checks in the UK to ascertain the seriousness of
his injury. The body added that Victor Moses would join the team in
London.
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