Official: Poland Call Up Lewandowski, Ipswich GK, Ex-Arsenal, West Brom Stars For Friendly Vs Nigeria

This is official. The Polish Football Association has announced a list containing 22 foreign-based professionals for their home friendlies against Nigeria and South Korea this month.

As exclusively reported by allnigeriasoccer.com today, Ipswich Town goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski has been handed a maiden call-up to the Poland's senior team by manager Adam Nawałka and he will challenge former Arsenal stars Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański for a spot in the starting eleven vs Nigeria.

The headline name on the list is Bayern Munich goal-machine Robert Lewandowski who will captain the team.

Ola Aina's teammate at Hull City Kamil Grosicki, Grzegorz Krychowiak of West Brom and Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik have made the cut.

The domestic based players will be added to the roster next week.

Poland will face Nigeria at the Municipal Stadium in Wrocław on March 23, before tackling South Korea four days later at Stadion Śląski (Chorzów).

Poland Squad For Nigeria Friendly

Goalkeepers (4): Bartosz Białkowski (Ipswich Town FC, England), Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea City AFC, England), Łukasz Skorupski (AS Roma, Italy), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus FC, Italy).

Defenders (7): Bartosz Bereszyński (UC Sampdoria, Italy), Thiago Cionek (SPAL 2013, Italy), Kamil Glik (AS Monaco FC, France), Paweł Jaroszyński (AC Chievo Verona, Italy), Marcin Kamiński (VfB Stuttgart 1893, Germany), Tomasz Kędziora (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine), Lukasz Piszczek (BV Borussia 1909 Dortmund, Germany).

Midfielders (6): Jacek Góralski (Łudogorec Razgrad, Bulgaria), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City AFC, England), Grzegorz Krychowiak (West Bromwich Albion FC, England), Karol Linetty (UC Sampdoria, Italy), Maciej Rybus (Łokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Piotr Zieliński (SSC Napoli, Italy).

Strikers (5): Dawid Kownacki (UC Sampdoria, Italy), Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München, Germany), Arkadiusz Milik (SSC Napoli, Italy), Jakub Świerczok (Łudogorec Razgrad, Bulgaria), Łukasz Teodorczyk (RSC Anderlecht, Belgium).

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