Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Austin Eguavoen, has dropped the team captain Nwakwo Kanu, for the friendly match against South Korea on August 11 in Seoul. In a list of 35 players released on Wednesday by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) also missing is the team assistant captain, Joseph Yobo and Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

But Mikel Obi and Ike Uche who missed the last World Cup due to injuries have been recalled by the coach alongside Joseph Akpala. Other foreign based players invited are Dickson Etuhu, Haruna Lukman, Osaze Odemwingie, Obinna Nsofor and Obafemi Martins who recently moved from the German Bundesliga to the Russian league.

Two -goal hero at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Kalu Uche and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who was undoubtedly one of the best goalies at the World Cup is one of the invited players. There are also defenders Danny Shittu, Ayodele Adeleye and Elderson Echiejile. Goalkeeper Bassey Akpan leads the home -based contingent, which also has defender Terna Suswam, midfielders Gabriel Reuben and Solomon Okpako and strikers Ahmed Musa, Gbolahan Salami, King Osanga and Eugene Salami. The home -based group are expected to arrive the Summit Hotel, Kado, Abuja camp of the team on Friday, 23rd July. All the invited players are instructed to report with their international passports.

The Team
Home-based: Bassey Akpan (Bayelsa FC), Terna Suswam (Lobi Stars), Valentine Nwabili (Enyimba FC), Gabriel Reuben (Enyimba FC), Promise Onuh (Tornadoes FC), Ahmed Musa (Kano Pillars), Solomon Okpako (Kano Pillars), Uche Nwofor (3SC), Gbolahan Salami (Sunshine FC), Taiwo Hassan (3SC), Eugene Salami (Tornadoes FC), Chigozie Agbim (Warri Wolves), Moses Bunde (Lobi Stars), Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Enyimba FC), Emmanuel Anyanwu (Enyimba FC), Chidiebere Okoli (Sharks FC), King Osanga (Heartland FC), John Owoeri (Heartland FC), Femi Balogun (Kaduna United), Ugwu Uwadiegu (Rangers FC), Suleiman Ismaila (Lobi Stars), Fengor Ogude (Warri Wolves).

Foreign-based: Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England), Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv, Russia), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain), Haruna Lukman (Monaco, France), Ikechukwu Uche (Zaragoza, Spain), Obafemi Martins (Rubin Kazan, Russia), Ayodele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Daniel Shittu (England), Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel), Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga, Portugal), Joseph Akpala (FC Brugge, Belgium).