Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has called
up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the
Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia,
scheduled for Austria. Five other players have been put on
standby.
In the three –time African champions’ first games this year, as
a result of the prolonged global coronavirus pandemic, Rohr has
listed top names Ahmed Musa, Kenneth Omeruo, William Ekong and
Wilfred Ndidi, as well as new brooms Frank Onyeka and Chidera
Ejuke.
Former U17 World Cup winning goalkeeper Dele Alampasu returns to
the group, as well as midfielder Mikel Agu. Captain of the most
recent Nigeria U17 squad, Samson Tijani will join up with the
elite, as well as Portugal –based exciting wing back Zaidu
Sanusi.
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, now in The Netherlands, is heading to
Austria as England –based forward Kelechi Iheanacho also returns.
Victor Osimhen, now in Italy with Napoli, and another former U17
World Cup winner Samuel Chukwueze are also called.
The Super Eagles, now ranked 29th in the world and third in
Africa, will take on the Elephants on 9th October and four
days later, will engage the Carthage Eagles, who are second in
Africa in the rankings.
Both games have been arranged by the Nigeria Football Federation
to prepare the Eagles for the next rounds of 2022 AFCON qualifiers,
home and away against Sierra Leone in November.
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THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: Dele Alampasu (FK Ventspils, Latvia); Matthew
Yakubu (SKF Sered, Slovakia); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The
Netherlands)
Defenders: Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun
(Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Chidozie Awaziem (FC Boavista,
Portugal); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Olaoluwa Aina (Fulham
FC, England); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany);
Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Zaidu Sanusi
(FC Porto, Portugal)
Midfielders: Mikel Agu (Vitoria Guimaraes, Portugal); Wilfred
Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Frank Onyeka (FC Midtjylland,
Denmark); Oghenekaro Etebo (Galatasary SK, Turkey); Samson Tijani
(TSV Hartberg, Austria)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia); Alex Iwobi
(Everton FC, England); Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli, Italy); Moses
Simon (FC Nantes, France); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain);
Cyril Dessers (KRC Genk, Belgium); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester
City, England); Samuel Kalu (Girondins Bordeaux, France); Chidera
Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia)
Standby: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor, Turkey); Ramon Azeez
(Granada CF, Spain); Joshua Maja (Girondins Bordeaux, France);
Henry Onyekuru (AS Monaco, France); Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Twente,
Netherlands)
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