Izuchukwu OkosiSuper Eagles captain William Troost Ekong, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, Aris Thessaloniki new signing, Oghenekaro Etebo, Paul Onuachu and SS Napoli star striker Victor Osimhen top the list of 23 players invited by head coach Jose Peseiro for the international friendly match against Portugal next week Thursday reports Prime Business Africa.
Peseiro named two new players Bright Osayi Samuel and Bruno Onyemaechi who play for Fenerbahce FC of Turkey and Boavista FC of Portugal respectively in the team.
There had been a list said to be the confirmed one for the game but Prime Business Africa scooped that the ‘leaked’ list was indeed a farce.
The team will head to Lisbon after this weekend’s league games across Europe.
Thursday’s encounter at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon will kick off at 18.45pm Portugal time (19.45pm in Nigeria) a d is expected to be televised live by some pay television channels.
The game is Nigeria’s last for the calender year 2022 before attention shifts to the return of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March 2023.
Also in the team are regulars Calvin Bassey, Samuel Chukwueze, midfielders Ayodele-Aribo and Alex Iwobi, and forwards Moses Simon, Ademola Lookman, Maduka Okoye and Tyrone Ebuehi who was at some point injured but has regained fitness.
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Left back Ebube Duru is the only home-based player in the squad meaning no wildcard for Dominion Ohaka who was impressive in the recent friendly against Costa Rica which the home-based Eagles lost 2-0 in the of San Jose.
Super Eagles Squad To Play Portugal
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Watford FC, England); Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Adebayo Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem, Israel)
Defenders: William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa); Calvin Bassey (Ajax FC, The Netherlands); Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany); Chidiebube Duru (Rivers United); Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli FC, Italy); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal); Bright Osayi Samuel (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey)
Midfielders: Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Aris Thessaloniki, Greece)
Forwards: Moses Simon (Nantes FC, France); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Terem Moffi (Lorient FC, France); Paul Onuachu (Genk FC, Belgium); Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli, Italy); Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest, England).
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.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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