Head Coach of Nigeria’s U23 Men football team, Samson Siasia has listed the EPL trio of Mikel Obi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi in the 35-man provisional list published, Friday by the Nigeria Football Federation.

Siasia’s list is a make up of several players with Senior team experience with the Eagles and the 35 will train in the USA before a final list of 18 is drawn up just before the trip to Brazil.

The NFF has disclosed that the country’s Olympic football team will depart the country next week for a final training camp in the United States of America ahead of this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Head Coach Samson Siasia opted for a final training camp in Atlanta, venue of Nigeria’s historic triumph 20 years ago, in order to “psychologically prepare my boys for victory in Brazil.”

Earlier in the week, the NFF confirmed that there would be a friendly match between the Nigeria Olympic team and the U23 National Team of Mexico in Mexico on Saturday, 2nd July. The match will take place at the Aguascalientes Stadium, home ground of newly promoted top tier club, Necaxa FC, and is scheduled to start at 8.30pm Mexican time.

The NFF also announced that after the friendly, the Nigeria U23 squad will continue its training camp in the United States of America and will play Charleston Battery FC in Atlanta on Saturday, 16th July. A game against the Honduras U23 team is also being planned for 27th July.

FULL LIST

Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa FC, South Africa), Yusuf Bala (Kano Pillars), Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers), Taiwo Abdulrahman (Kwara United), Ndubuisi Agu (FC Porto, Portugal), Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia), Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Portugal), Taiwo Awoniyi (Frankfurt FC, Germany), Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey), Etor Daniel (Enyimba FC), Augustine Dimgba (Sunshine Stars), William Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway), Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyespor, Turkey), Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense FC, Portugal), Imoh Ezekiel (Anderlecht, Belgium), Saviour Godwin (Ostende, Belgium), Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England), Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England), Emiloju Julius (MFM FC), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia), John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England), Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey), Usman Muhammed (CF Uniao, Portugal), Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium), Erhun Obanor (MFM FC), Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey), Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea FC, England), Sodiq Saliu (Seraing FC, Belgium), Abdullahi Shehu (CF Uniao, Portugal), Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium), Seth Sincere (Rhapsody FC), Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors), Aminu Umar (Osmalispor, Turkey), Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, Italy).


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All i see is super eagles set of players
and am very sure those are the team that will play algeria and cameroon.

Mr president pls Kindly jejely order Amaju peakmilk to send a withrawal letter to any body it may concern that we are not playing WC Qualification,we know we can't qualify sef

ok

Mediapace:
All i see is super eagles team

yes that the real future of Nigeria

only if we can blend them and complete the transition

Los Mikel and etebo and co shouldn't be in that team

robosky02:


yes that the real future of Nigeria

only if we can blend them and complete the transition

Mediapace:
All i see is super eagles set of players
and am very sure those are the team that will play algeria and cameroon.

Mr president pls Kindly jejely order Amaju peakmilk to send a withrawal letter to any body it may concern that we are not playing WC Qualification,we know we can't qualify sef

personally I think if we blend this guy

seriously Algeria and Cameroon will be beatable

we have the boys .......young and very hot but

we only need to blend them to a team

We have the boys but we don't have a body,NFF Can't match.
If cameroon look like mumu for field,algeria no fit look like it.
Hope you remembered WC Qualifiers 2009 and what Tunisia did

Afcon qualifiers and what egypt did,ALGERIA Is not going to watch.
GET me right:
If we can't beat algeria in October then Nigerians let's forget it,it is over

robosky02:


personally I think if we blend this guy

seriously Algeria and Cameroon will be beatable

we have the boys .......young and very hot but

we only need to blend them to a team

Interesting!

pendusky:
Interesting!

YES OH