The Italy-born defender is the only new invitee in the Super Eagles' set-up for their World Cup qualifying games on October 7 and 10
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has defended his decision to hand Rangers left-back Calvin Bassey his maiden invitation in place of Zaidu Sanusi due to his lack of playing time at Porto.
On Thursday, the German coach announced his 23-man squad for next week’s Fifa World Cup qualifying games against the Central African Republic.
After featuring in the Super Eagles' 2-1 comeback win over Cape Verde Islands in September, Sanusi is yet to play in the Primeira Liga with his last two appearances coming in the Uefa Champions League (vs.