The Super Eagles have confirmed Victor Osimhen, Taiwo Awoniyi, Tyronne Ebuehi and Gabriel Osho have all been ruled out of the friendlies against Ghana and Mali.
All four players will not feature in the friendlies due to injury.
The national team also confirmed that 11 call-ups have already reported in training camp for these games.
The players include Cyriel Dessers, Nathan Tella, Jamilu Collins and Sadiq Umar, who have all been recalled after missing out on the recent AFCON.
Others are Moses Simon, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Semi Ajayi, Stanley Nwabali and Bruno Onyemaechi.
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