Coach Augustine Eguavoen wants to persuade former Chelsea winger Victor Moses to return to international football with Nigeria at the 2022 World Cup.

The 31-year-old, who plays for Russian club Spartak Moscow, quit international duty in 2018 to focus on his club career.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick and former coach Gernot Rohr both made unsuccessful attempts for the player to reverse his decision.

But Eguavoen, who succeeded Rohr in December, said: “We want the best for the country.

“Victor Moses is somebody I adore and I’m looking at ways of trying to get him in and we’ve spoken.

“He’s not part of these games [World Cup play-off against Ghana] but hopefully as time goes on because we want the best for the team.

“Whether we like it or not, Victor Moses will still bring some value. But right now he is playing in Russia, we all know the problems with Ukraine and Russia. I am happy to say that my conversation with him is settled.”

Moses joined Spartak from Chelsea in July 2021, but he could leave the club in the coming weeks.

Fifa has announced that foreign footballers playing in Russia can suspend their contracts and temporarily leave the country.

The world governing body made the announcement as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.