But fans were outraged when his name was left out of the final squad, with boss Eric Chelle ditching Dessers despite him being Nigeria's second-highest scorer in Europe.
Nigeria selected Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen, ex-Rangers flop Umar Sadiq who is on loan at Valencia and Genk’s Tolu Arokodare instead.
And former international defender and manager Eguavoen said: "I want Nigerians to g...