Izuchukwu Okosi
Home based Super Eagles head coach Salisu Yusuf has extended invitations to 35 players to camp ahead of the two-legged qualifiers to the 7th African Nations Championship in Algeria next year reports Prime Business Africa.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe African Nations Championship is the Africa Cup of Nations strictly for players in their domestic leagues.
The players are billed to report to the Bolton White Apartments in Abuja on Wednesday, August 10.
The Eagles will face Ghana in the first leg on August 28 in Accra and host the west African rivals in the reverse leg on September 3 at the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja.
The winners over two legs will book their spot on Algeria 2023, a tournament the Eagles have never won albeit they won Bronze in South Africa in 2014 and were runners up four years ago in Morocco.
ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:
Goalkeepers: Victor Sochima (Rivers United); Adeyinka Adewale (Akwa United); Ojo Olorunleke (Enyimba FC); Nathaniel Nwosu (Flying Eagles)
Defenders: Tope Olusesi (Rangers Int’l); Kazie Enyinnaya (Rivers United); Sani Faisal (Katsina United); Samson Gbadebo (Akwa United); Ebube Duru (Rivers United); Christopher Nwaeze (Akwa United); Isa Ali (Remo Stars); Tosin Adegbite (Enyimba FC); Temple Emekayi (Rivers United); Andrew Ikefe (Plateau United)
Midfielders: Babatunde Bello (Akwa United); Philip Ozor (Enyimba FC); Maurice Chukwu (Rivers United); Hafeez Nosiru (Kwara United); Zulkifilu Mohammed (Plateau United); Chiamaka Madu (Rivers United); Jide Fatokun (Kwara United); Kenechukwu Agu (Rangers Int’l); Joseph Onoja (Rivers United); Haggai Katoh (Plateau United); Uche Onwuasonaya (Rivers United)
Forwards: Abdulazeez Yusuf (Gombe United); Sadiq Abubakar (Enyimba FC); Chidiebere Nwobodo (Rangers Int’l); Promise Amadi (Akwa United); Chijioke Akuneto (Rivers United); Valentine Odoh (Abia Warriors); Andy Okpe (Remo Stars); Adams Yakubu (Akwa United); Godspower Aniefiok (Kano Pillars); Ossy Martins (Rangers Int’l)
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
