Super Eagle’s First Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf, has released a list of 30 players, including Captain Ahmed Musa, and forward Moses Simon, ahead of the prestigious international friendly matches, against the ‘A’ Men National Teams of Mexico and Ecuador, in the United States of America.
The three-time African champions will clash with CONCACAF powerhouse, Mexico, at the AT & T Stadium in Dallas, in the State of Texas on Saturday, 28th May, before flying to New Jersey, to tackle Ecuador at the Red Bull Arena, in Harrison, on Thursday, 2nd June.
Yusuf, who is also Head Coach of the CHAN, and the U-23 teams, included eight home-based professional players, including goalkeepers Adewale Adeyinka and Ojo Olorunleke, defender Ibrahim Buhari, and forwards Victor Mbaoma and Ishaq Rafiu.
Only 25 players will make the final list for the tour, which is preparatory to next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone, in Abuja on 9th June, and São Tomé & Príncipe in Marrakech, Morocco on 13th June.
Goalkeepers: Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands); Adewale Adeyinka (Akwa United); Ojo Olorunleke (Enyimba FC).
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Isa Ali (Remo Stars); Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Ibrahim Buhari (Plateau United).
Midfielders: Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); Chiamaka Madu (Rivers United); Babatunde Afeez Nosiru (Kwara United); Azubuike Okechukwu (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey); Samson Tijani (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria); Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp FC, Belgium)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England); Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord FC, The Netherlands); Victor Mbaoma (Enyimba FC); Ishaq Rafiu (Rivers United)
WAFU B Tourney: Flying Eagles to grab semi-final ticket against Etalons
After a comfortable 2-0 win and three maximum points secured against defending champions and reigning Africa’s best, Ghana, on Sunday, Nigeria’s Flying Eagles are expected to keep things intense but firm against the Junior Etalons of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, to earn their semi-final ticket at the ongoing WAFU B U20 Championship in Niamey.
Both teams will take the pitch at 5 pm at the Stade General Seyni Kountché, the same venue where the Flying Eagles defeated the Black Satellites of Ghana.
Editor: Ifeanyi Mark
