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charlesemeka85:
Club Brugge striker David Okereke and Orji Okwonkwo, who features for MLS club Montreal Impact, have been drafted for Tuesday’s U23 AFCON playoff return leg against Sudan in Asaba

tbaba1234:
Did you see Okereke or Orji when Imama released his list?

They are obviously reinforcements. Okereke played on the weekend. He could have made the game.

BascoVanVeli:
Its called putting 2 in 2 together. Like Rude boy said Reason with me

BascoVanVeli:
No but they both featured in the last match so something should tell you they were omitted for a reason

tbaba1234:
You realise that Azubuike and Frank Onyeka also played their weekend matches but were in the team.

BascoVanVeli:
So are you stating emphatically that this is the only possible reason a player misses a match. What if the players had something else to attend to and asked to be excused? Or if the players had knocks which needed time to heal.

tbaba1234:
I am saying, it looks more like reinforcements after the first leg loss as those names were not on Imama's list of 23.

charlesemeka85:
Club Brugge striker David Okereke and Orji Okwonkwo, who features for MLS club Montreal Impact, have been drafted for Tuesday’s U23 AFCON playoff return leg against Sudan in Asaba

BascoVanVeli:
I don't know but Okereke and Orji will be joining the team in Asaba. Did Imama make them miss the match on purpose?

BascoVanVeli:
These players were already part of the program. They both played in in both legs against Libya

peterd53:
Came across this

Earthquake1:
Ebere Eze on the bench for England

charlesemeka85:
Parlour urges Abraham to stay with England

TalkSport pundit Ray Parlour feels Tammy Abraham should commit his international future to England amid attempts by Nigeria to lure the Chelsea striker away from the Three Lions.

The 21-year-old has represented England at various youth levels and earned two senior caps for his country in 2017. However, neither was a competitive international game, raising the possibility he could still play for Nigeria, the homeland of his father.

While Abraham was not called up by head coach Gareth Southgate for England’s upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo, Parlour has urged the youngster to stay patient.

‘If he keeps scoring goals, he will definitely get into the England squad,’ said the former Arsenal midfielder.

‘Jamie Vardy has retired and they’re lacking a little bit up front. He’s got an opportunity to be in the squad, but obviously he won’t be in front of Harry Kane.”

‘Once you start with a country as a youngster, I think you should stick with them,” Parlour added.

‘It’s up to the player; he’s looking at whether he’ll get an opportunity. It’s a battle, because there are a lot of good players at England, and you’ll get a lot more caps if you go elsewhere.

‘As a manager, you’d be on the phone straight away saying, “You’re in my plans, keep playing as you are, and you’ll get an opportunity”. That’s what I’d be doing if I was Gareth Southgate.

tbaba1234:
The point is that they were not among those originally invited for this tie.

peterd53:
Came across this

darkelf:
If any of you think a very physical Sudan will come to Naija and not sit back and close their defence like the great walk of China, then you must be in fairy tale land.

Libya isn't Sudan and our pitch here in Naija is equally bad, so no excuses. Me I predict a 1:1 draw.

O pari

peterd53:
Final blow. Make una forget about dz dude abegi

Prectega:
Did u expect him to be playing?

darkelf:
If any of you think a very physical Sudan will come to Naija and not sit back and close their defence like the great walk of China, then you must be in fairy tale land.

Libya isn't Sudan and our pitch here in Naija is equally bad, so no excuses. Me I predict a 1:1 draw.

O pari

peterd53:
Final blow. Make una forget about dz dude abegi

tbaba1234:
Kingsley Michael

tbaba12345:
According to ANS, Club Brugge and Impact Montreal have refused to release Okereke and Orji because of the late invites.

TheSuperNerd:
And truth is even if we wanted them for the U-23s on the 10th, I don't know if Rohr will release Chuks, Awaizem, Uzoho and Osimhen. Both teams play same day.
The best Imama would have gotten would be Ozornwafor, Chidera Ejuke, Hillary Gong, plus some more but well... he's made his selections and I just choose to believe we will turn things around in the 2nd leg. I hope the midfield combo of Frank Onyeka and Azubuike Okechukwu be picked... and the picked wingers perform and feed Odey and Awo enough to finish off the Sudanese.

Maduka Okoye in action for U23 and He seems to have risen to first choice goalkeeper since Super Eagles call up... Good hands there from the young man..😎⚽🇳🇬🔥
...Check this @ddoherty05 pic.twitter.com/Don0MUxP7C

— TeamNigeriauk3 (@TeamNigeriauk1) September 6, 2019