The two –legged fixture will take place over four days next month, with the first leg in Lobamba on Friday, November 13 and the return leg at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, November 17.
Martins, who featured last for the Super Eagles in the 1-1 draw against Kenya in a Nations Cup qualifier in Calabar, shows clearly confirms Oliseh's statement that only inform players can make his team.
Six home –based professionals, who all played notable roles
in Nigeria’s qualification for the 4th African Nations
Championship (CHAN) at the expense of Burkina Faso, are in the 23 –man mix.
Chelsea of England midfielder John Mikel Obi, Portugal –based
former junior internationals Dele Alampasu and Abdullahi
Shehu and Arsenal FC’s Alex Iwobi are also invited, as well
as former junior international defender Wilfred Ndidi.
Oliseh has directed that all the players arrive at the Bolton
White Apartments, Abuja on Sunday, November 8 as training
commences same day by 7pm.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England);
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars); Dele Alampasu (Club de
Sportivo Feirense, Portugal).
Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao da Madeira, Portugal); Kalu
Orji (Enyimba FC); Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France);
Chima Akas (Sharks FC); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz, Germany);
Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); Efe Ambrose
(Celtic FC, Scotland); Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors).
Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Paul Onobi
(Sunshine Stars); John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Rabiu
Ibrahim (AS Trencin, Slovakia); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk,
Belgium); Sylvester Igbonu (FC UFA, Russia).
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England); Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England) and Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders, USA).
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