JOE ARIBO has been left out of the Nigeria squad, indicating he may not return to first team action soon.

Nigeria’s squad, which is for their matches against Ivory Coast and Tunisia on October 9 and 13, did not feature the midfielder.

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Aribo has score two goals in four games for Nigeria since he made his debut last year.

The midfielder had been the star man for Rangers pre-season, but picked up an injury and has missed recent clashes.

Not being included in the squad suggests it will be a race for Aribo to be fit for Rangers' Old Firm clash with Celtic on October 17.