Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has
called up 23 players for next week’s all –important
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying showdown against
the Chipolopolo of Zambia in Uyo.
Skipper Mikel John Obi and forward Odion Ighalo
(both based in China) and England –based Victor
Moses, who bossed the two encounters against
Cameroon earlier this month, retained their places,
but Portugal –based goalkeeper Dele Alampasu
dropped down to the standby sector alongside wing
back Tyronne Ebuehi, and South Africa –based
Daniel Akpeyi and Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi return after
injury knocked them out of the sessions against the
African champions.
The list is essentially the same personnel that
decimated the Indomitable Lions, with defenders
Leon Balogun, Abdullahi Shehu, William Ekong and
Elderson Echiejile, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi, Ogenyi
Onazi and Oghenekaro Etebo and forwards Ahmed
Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, and
Anthony Nwakaeme also included.
Two home –based professionals, Ifeanyi Ifeanyi and
Afeez Aremu, who were part of the Super Eagles B
that finished as runners –up at the just –concluded
WAFU Cup of Nations in Ghana, are in the standy
sector but will join the team’s training sessions in
Uyo.
Nigeria welcome Zambia on Saturday, 7th October
at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, with
the minimum win to guarantee a sixth FIFA World
Cup appearance in Russia next year summer ahead
of the final qualifying match away to Algeria in
November.
All invited players are to report in Uyo on Monday,
2nd October 2017.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South
Africa); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah); Ayodele
Ajiboye (Plateau United FC)
Defenders: William Ekong (Bursaspor FC, Turkey);
Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus);
Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Elderson
Echiejile (Sivasspor FC, Turkey); Uche Agbo
(Standard Liege, Belgium); Chidozie Awaziem
(Nantes FC, France); Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City,
England)
Midfielders : Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China);
Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred
Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo
(CD Feirense, Portugal); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er
Sheva, Israel); Mikel Agu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey)
Forwards : Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England);
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses
Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC,
England); Odion Ighalo (Chang Chun-Yatai, China);
Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Anthony
Nwakaeme (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)
STANDBY: Dele Alampasu (Cesarense FC, Portugal);
Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag, The Netherlands);
Aaron Samuel (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Afeez Aremu
(Akwa United); Ifeanyi Ifeanyi (Akwa United)

source: http://www.thenff.com/2017/09/rohr-calls-mikel-moses-ighalo-20-others-zambia/

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