Super Eagles target Eberechi Eze has been handed a national team call-up by England.
The 2023 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations is billed to hold in Algeria from April 29 to May 19.
With Osimhen, Dennis and Ighalo missing in the Super Eagles squad, Nigeria’s attacking fortitude will now rest on inconsistent forwards like Kelechi Iheanacho and Henry Onyekuru.
The NFF dropped Osimhen after he tested positive for COVID-19, replacing him with Henry Onyekuru. Also excused were Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and Cyprus-based Abdullahi Shehu.
American Randy Waldrum, 64, started his career at Austin College in 1982.
