IDEYE OUT, JOEL OBI RETURNS AS ROHR NAMES STRONG SQUAD FOR POLAND, SERBIA FRIENDLIES
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The duo of Shanghai Shenhua striker, Obafemi Martins and Malaga’s
Brown Ideye were the major absentees when Super Eagles manager, Gernot
Rohr released a 28-man list of players to prosecute Nigeria’s double
header friendlies against Poland and Serbia this month.
The squad, made up of regulars who featured for the team during its
qualifying campaign for the World Cup is being boosted with the
inclusion of two new faces, Junior Ajayi of Egyptian giants, Al Alhy
and Stephen Eze who plays for Lokomotiv Plovdiv in Bulgaria.
Brown Ideye who is on loan at Malaga ostensibly to enhance his chances
of a recall to the team, was surprisingly left out of contention for a
place just as Shanghai Shenhua forward, Obafemi Martins, who despite
his experience, also did not get a look in by the Franco-German.
Also making a surprise debut in the team is Akwa United’s forward,
Gabriel Okechukwu while Joel Obi who has been long estranged from the
team finally made a comeback.
Rohr will be expected to submit a 35-man provisional list from which
23 players will make the cut to the mundial.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers:Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); Ikechukwu
Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)
Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado
Den Haag, The Netherlands); Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England);
Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV, Belgium); Brian Idowu (Amkar
Perm, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); William Ekong
(Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kenneth
Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Stephen Eze (Lokomotiv Plovdiv,
Bulgaria)
Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China); Ogenyi Onazi
(Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England);
Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas, Spain); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva,
Israel); Uche Agbo (Standard Liege, Belgium); Joel Obi (Torino FC,
Italy)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Iheanacho
(Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor
Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China);
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Junior Ajayi (Al Ahly, Egypt);
Gabriel Okechukwu (Akwa United)
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