Super Eagle coach, Gernot Rohr called up two home based players as replacement for injured Chelsea winger, Victor moses and watfords Isaac success, who would be unavailable for the super Eagles' crunch encounter with Zambia in Ndola on Sunday.
Both players were called up as part of Nigeria's squad for the 2018 FIFA world cup qualifying against the chipolopolo.
The Nigeria football federation(NFF), however were informed during the weekend that moses had hamstring injury. They were also told that success, who scored Watford second goal in their 2-2:draw at home with Bournemouth on Saturday, had a knock and was finding it difficult to walk.
Rohr has immediately called up Godwin Obaji of Wikki tourists and and Chisome Egbuchlam of League champions, Enugu Rangers, to take the of two injured players.
Obaji ended the NPFL season as top scorer with 18goals while Egbuchalam netted 15 times to come second.
The match between the super Eagles and the chipolopolo will start at 1;30pm Nigeria time on Sunday.
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