The Beach Soccer National Team,
otherwise known as Supersand Eagles, will camp at the Aivoji Beach, Badagry
outside Lagos ahead of next month’s Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations taking
place in Egypt.
Two –time African champions
Nigeria will join Cote d’Ivoire, Libya, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, Tanzania
and hosts Egypt at the continental finals slated for 8th – 14th
December in Cairo.
Head Coach of the Supersand
Eagles, Audu Ejo Adamu told thenff.com on Wednesday that he has called to camp
20 players he believes will compete keenly to make the final list of 12 players
that would do Nigeria proud at the championship.
“Nigeria is a force in beach
soccer on the African continent and that means any team we send to the
continental championship must be able to live up to the high expectation of
Nigerians.
“We will make the best use of
the camping program and pick players who would fight for the pride of the country
when the championship starts on December 8.”
Nigeria won the 2007 and 2009
African Beach Soccer Championships, and finished as runners –up in 2008, 2010,
2011 and 2016.
The last edition of the Beach
Soccer Africa Cup of Nations was held in Lagos, Nigeria in December 2016 and
also served as the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World
Cup in The Bahamas. Senegal won the tournament, with Nigeria finishing as
runners –up. Both teams represented Africa in The Bahamas.
Coach Adamu has called usual
suspects Paul Dami Danjuma (Katsina United), Emeka Ogbonna (Leeds United,
Lagos), Abu Aziz (Rangers International), Suleiman Ogodo (Nasarawa United),
Victor Tale (Kogi United) and Emmanuel Ohweferia (Owibeseb FC, Lagos), but
there are also Joshua Enaholo (former Flying Eagles’ goalkeeper, now with Abia
Warriors FC), Arome Isah (Kogi Confluence), Clement Ogosi (Leeds United, Lagos),
Michael Tyson (Iganmu FC, Lagos), Kabiru Balogun (Nasarawa United), Godwin Zaki
(Rangers International), Eric Dufegha (Katsian United), Nwagua Nyima (Kano Pillars),
Taiwo Adams (Owibeseb FC, Lagos), Hammed Kareem (Owibeseb FC, Lagos), Pascal
Eze (Delta Force), Ayomide Iluyomade (Abia Comet), Haruna Sanusi (NYSC FC,
Sokoto) and Femi Friday (SEC FC, Abuja).
The finals in Egypt will serve
as the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup scheduled
for Paraguay. The Supersand Eagles came within a place in the semi finals of
the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy before losing in extra
time to Brazil.
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