Shehu who was awarded the man of the match in the Super Eagles’ victory over Zambia in September - a game that handed the country its ticket to Russia 2018 - has played in every of Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup qualifying games.
The Anorthosis defender took to the social media to express his delight after securing a place in the 24-man delegation for the dead rubber against the Desert Foxes on November 10 and their friendly game against Jorge Sampaoli’s men four days later.