He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2018 he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30-mansquad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
England confirmed their place in next year's tournament after beating Italy 3-1 last month. With qualification now secured, the attention will shift towards what players Southgate will include in his 23-mansquad.
While Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina and Fenerbahce's Bright Osayi-Samuel are no slouch, Nigeria would not have missed one of them with Sodiq in the squad.
Eye watering sums were rumored to have been disbursed (One source even claims that as much as $1million was spent during the primaries) and lost when Dr Ubah lost controversially in the primaries.
The Super Eagles deservedly saw off Angola, but looked physically wrecked by the end of it, putting Jose Peseiro's squad management under the microscope In purely Expected Goals (xG) terms, Nigeria's1-0 win over Angola was their least convincing
Below, is the country's 23-mansquad, who will compete in Group D against two-time winners Argentina, Croatia and Iceland: 1 - Ikechukwu Ezenwa The number one after Carl Ikeme fell ill, Ezenwa was seen as the sure man between the sticks until
The attacker was in fine form at the World Cup, scoring both goals in Nigeria's 2-0 defeat of Iceland, yet he only scored four goals in his debut season at Leicester.
When he was fit, however, he was a relatively reliable best defender, as shown by his first season, where was named Player of the Month in August and included in the Europa League Squad of the Season.