Cup holders
Nigeria have called up 23 players, including ace goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama,
for next month’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Red Devils of Congo and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.
The list
released by the Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday also included defenders
Kenneth Omeruo and Efe Ambrose, midfielders Ogenyi Onazi and John Mike Obi, and
forwards Ahmed Musa and Emmanuel Emenike.
France –based
Elderson Echiejile, who missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a result of injury,
Nosa Igiebor who missed the final cut for Brazil and Chinedu Obasi who was not
considered for the tournament, are all back for September’s double –header.
Onazi, the
midfield powerhouse who suffered a terrible injury in the Round of 16 defeat by
France, is now fully recovered, but Michael Babatunde, who was stretchered out
against Argentina after a hand injury, is left out.
Home –based quartet
Chigozie Agbim, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Kunle Odunlami and Gbolahan Salami who were part
of Nigeria’s third place finish at the African Nations Championship in Cape
Town earlier in the year, also have opportunity to return to Cape of Good Hope and shine. They are
joined by Enugu Rangers’ marksman Christian Osaguona as the lot from the
domestic League.
Nigeria play Congo’s
Red Devils - restored to the race
after conquerors Rwanda were found guilty of using an ineligible player – in Calabar
on September 6, before flying to Cape Town to take on the Bafana Bafana on September 10.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: Vincent
Enyeama (Lille OSC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel);
Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United, Nigeria)
Defenders: Elderson
Echiejile (Monaco FC, France); Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC, Israel); Efe Ambrose
(Celtic FC, Scotland); Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor FC, Turkey); Azubuike
Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves, Nigeria); Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough FC, England);
Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi
(Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Ramon Azeez (Almeria FC,
Spain); Joel Obi (Inter Milan, Italy); Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis, Spain);
Omatsone Aluko (Hull City, England)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa
(CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey); Chinedu Obasi
(Schalke 04, Germany); Uche Nwofor (Heerenveen FC, Netherlands); Nnamdi
Oduamadi (AS Varese 1910, Italy); Gbolahan Salami (Warri Wolves); Christian
Osaguona (Enugu Rangers)
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