The 27-year-old midfielder for Leicester City was left out of his team's Monday victory over Huddersfield Town despite being included in the Super Eagles' 25-man roster on December 29.
Alhassan Yusuf, a midfielder for Royal Antwerp, has been called up to take Ndidi's spot.
Nigeria continues to hope that Kelechi Iheanacho, Ndidi's Leicester teammate, will be allowed to join the team.
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