Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 23 players to the
national team ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against
Swaziland next month. He has handed a recall to Seattle
Sounders frontman Obafemi Martins after more than two years
absence, with his last appearance in a Super Eagles shirt
coming against Kenya in a World Cup qualifier in March 2013.
The Super Eagles will tackle Swaziland in the first leg on
November 13, while the return leg is at the Adokiye
Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt four days later.
As expected, there was no place in the squad list for Fenerbahce
loanee Emmanuel Emenike and Vincent Enyeama, who have
both announced their international retirement after falling out of
favour with the coach (Emenike denied this).
But experienced duo of John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) and Ahmed
Musa (CSKA Moscow) are among the players that will begin
training at Bolton White Apartments, Abuja on November 8.
Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi is poised to make his competitive debut,
which will tie him to Nigeria once and for all, as he is one of the
6 strikers listed.
List of Invited Players
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England);
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars); Dele Alampasu (Club de
Sportivo Feirense, Portugal)
Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao da Madeira, Portugal); Kalu
Orji (Enyimba FC); Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France);
Chima Akas (Sharks FC); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz, Germany);
Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); Efe Ambrose
(Celtic FC, Scotland); Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors)
Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Paul Onobi (Sunshine
Stars); John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS
Trencin, Slovakia); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Sylvester
Igbonu (FC UFA, Russia)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Moses Simon
(KAA Gent, Belgium); Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England);
Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England);
Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders, USA)
Friday, 30 October 2015
Mikel Obi, Obafemi Martins and 21 others make Super Eagles list for World Cup qualifiers next month
Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 23 players to the
national team ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against
Swaziland next month. He has handed a recall to Seattle
Sounders frontman Obafemi Martins after more than two years
absence, with his last appearance in a Super Eagles shirt
coming against Kenya in a World Cup qualifier in March 2013.
The Super Eagles will tackle Swaziland in the first leg on
November 13, while the return leg is at the Adokiye
Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt four days later.
As expected, there was no place in the squad list for Fenerbahce
loanee Emmanuel Emenike and Vincent Enyeama, who have
both announced their international retirement after falling out of
favour with the coach (Emenike denied this).
But experienced duo of John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) and Ahmed
Musa (CSKA Moscow) are among the players that will begin
training at Bolton White Apartments, Abuja on November 8.
Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi is poised to make his competitive debut,
which will tie him to Nigeria once and for all, as he is one of the
6 strikers listed.
List of Invited Players
Goalkeepers: Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England);
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars); Dele Alampasu (Club de
Sportivo Feirense, Portugal)
Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Uniao da Madeira, Portugal); Kalu
Orji (Enyimba FC); Elderson Echiejile (AS Monaco, France);
Chima Akas (Sharks FC); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz, Germany);
Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); Efe Ambrose
(Celtic FC, Scotland); Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors)
Midfielders: Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Paul Onobi (Sunshine
Stars); John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS
Trencin, Slovakia); Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium); Sylvester
Igbonu (FC UFA, Russia)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Moses Simon
(KAA Gent, Belgium); Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England);
Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England);
Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders, USA)
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