To the best of the public knowledge, the pair have not previously been on the radar of the national handlers selectors, and now have a chance of creating a positive impression as they link up for the first time with the Super Eagles. Five years ago, the pair had their first shot at international football with Nigeria, featuring at the Toulon Tournament - which included Wilfred Ndidi and Moses Simon - but were unsuccessful in their last minute bid to gate-crash the FIFA U World Cup squad.
However, the pair appear to have developed and taken the positives from that setback, and the big question arises of what they have to offer and how can they improve the Super Eagles? Rotherham United's Ajayi is a central defender, who has been described as "calm and composed in possession and adept at aerial duels. The year-old was on the books of the Arsenal U team for two years, trained with the first-team on a couple of occasions and made the Gunners bench for three Premier League matches and a Capital One Cup home defeat by Southampton.
A January transfer to Championship strugglers Rotherham proved to be the turning point as he made 17 league appearances, but was unable to prevent the Yorkshiremen from being relegated to League One at the end of that season.
Ajayi made massive progress in his first full season with Rotherham after stepping down a division, making 35 appearances and scoring four goals as his team earned an instant promotion back to the Championship at their first attempt.
He has carried on his impressive form into this season, featuring in four league matches and netting in a Carabao Cup victory against Wigan Athletic. The London-born defender, who is a formidable aerial threat at both ends of the pitch at 6'4, is comfortable playing the ball out of defence, thereby increasing Rohr's options in the centre of defence.
