Onyinye Ndidi of Leicester City has been given the rare privilege of wearing the jersey number of a football legend, Kanu Nwankwo.
Wilfred Ndidi
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Monday morning announced the Super Eagles jersey numbers for the Russia 2018 World Cup.
Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi was handed the No 4 shirt of former Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu.
Monaco’s Elderson Echiejile gets the number three kit, while Las Palmas’ Oghenekaro Etebo will wear the number eight jersey and Ahmed Musa retains his number seven shirt.
Chelsea star, Victor Moses has been given the number 11 jersey, while former Watford striker, Odion Ighalo will lead Gernot Rohr’s side attack in Russia after he was handed the iconic number nine shirt, ahead of Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo and Kelechi Iheanacho.
Nigeria World Cup Squad Numbers:
1) Ikechukwu Ezenwa
2) Brian Idowu
3) Elderson Echiejile
4) Wilfred Ndidi
5) William Troost-Ekong
6) Leon Balogun
7) Ahmed Musa
8) Oghenekaro Etebo
9) Odion Ighalo
10) Obi Mikel
11) Victor Moses
12) Abdullahi Shehu
13) Simeon Tochukwu Nwankwo
14) Kelechi Iheanacho
15) Joel Obi
16) Daniel Akpeyi
17) Eddy Onazi
18) Alex Iwobi
19) John Ogu
20) Chidozie Awaziem
21) Tyronne Ebuehi
22) Kenneth Omeruo
23 ) Francis Uzoho