Rangers defender Emmanuel Fernandez could still earn a late invitation to Nigeria's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Tanzania despite being omitted from the initial selection.
The Glasgow Times reported that Fernandez was left out of the squad but could be called up as a replacement for Hull City defender Semi Ajayi, who sustained an injury during his side's weekend match against Arsenal.
Fernandez is reportedly the first-choice replacement should Ajayi fail to recover in time for the qualifiers.
The Rangers centre-back earned his fourth cap for Nigeria during the 3-3 international friendly draw against Russia last month.
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He has also established himself as an important member of Derek McInnes' Rangers side, making his 20th appearance of the season in the weekend victory over St Mirren.
His omission makes him the third Rangers player to miss international duty, following Kim Min-su's exclusion from South Korea's squad and Bojan Miovski's omission from North Macedonia's selection.
Nigeria's potential decision to bring Fernandez into the squad would depend on Ajayi's fitness ahead of the fixtures against Tanzania.
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