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Keshi invites Mikel; releases list of squad to face Liberia

The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has called up Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel for the national team’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against … Continue reading Keshi invites Mikel; releases list of squad to face Liberia


The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has called up Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel for the national team’s 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Lone Star of Liberia in Calabar.

According to a statement released by Ben Alaiya, the media officer of the Super Eagles, the home-based players are expected in this Sunday, at the Bolton White Hotel in Abuja, while their foreign based counterparts will join the team by October 8 in Calabar.
“We hope to have at least five training sessions together and that should be enough for the team to do well against Liberia,” Stephen Keshi said.

Full list
– GOALKEEPERS
AGBIM CHIGOZIE – WARRI WOLVES, NIGERIA
AKPEYI DANIEL – HEARTLAND FC, NIGERIA
DEFENDERS
EGWUEKWE AZUBUIKE – WARRI WOLVES, NIGERIA
PAPA IDRIS – KANO PILLARS, NIGERIA
OBOABONA GODFREY – SUNSHINE STARS FC, NIGERIA
ZANGO UMAR – KANO PILLARS, NIGERIA
KWAMBE SOLOMON – SUNSHINE STARS FC, NIGERIA
EZEKIEL BASSEY – LOBI STARS FC, NIGERIA
KINGSLEY UDOH – HEARTLAND FC, NIGERIA
– MIDFIELDERS AND FORWARDS
UZOENYI EJIKE – RANGERS FC, NIGERIA
MBA SUNDAY – WARRI WOLVES FC, NIGERIA
GABRIEL REUBEN – KANO PILLARS FC, NIGERIA
HENRY UCHE – ENYIMBA FC, NIGERIA
CHRISTIAN OFILI – ABS KWARA, NIGERIA
JABASON SOLOMON – AKWA UNITED FC, NIGERIA
SANUSI SANI – GOMBE UNITED FC, NIGERIA
PHILIP ASOQUO – 3SC FC, IBADAN, NIGERIA
IZU AZUKA – SUNSHINE STARS FC, NIGERIA
BRENDON OGBU – HEARTLAND FC, NIGERIA
ANTHONY OKPOTU – LOBI STARS FC, NIGERIA
UBALE MANIR – KANO PILLARS FC, NIGERIA
OHANDUKU GOMO – SHARKS FC, NIGERIA
FIDELIS FAVOUR – NASARAWA UNITED, NIGERIA
LIST OF FOREIGN BASED PLAYERS
-GOALKEEPERS
ENYEAMA VINCENT – MACCABI TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
EJIDE AUSTINE – HAPOEL BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL
-DEFENDERS
YOBO JOSEPH – FENERBAHCE FC, TURKEY
EFE AMBROSE – CELTIC FC, ISRAEL
ECHIEJILE ELDERSON – FC BRAGA, PORTUGAL
MIDFIELDERS AND FORWARDS
NOSA IGIEBOR – REAL BETIS, SPAIN
NWANKWO OBIORA – CALCIO PADOVA FC, ITALY
MIKEL OBI – CHELSEA FC, ENGLAND
JOEL OBI – INTER MILAN FC, ITALY
VICTOR MOSES – CHELSEA FC, ENGLAND
AHMED MUSA – CSKA MOSCOW, RUSSIA
UCHE IKECHUKWU – VILLARREAL FC, SPAIN
EMENIKE EMMANUEL – SPARTAK MOSCOW, RUSSIA
IDEYE BROWN – DYNAMO KYIV, UKRAINE
OGENYI ONAZI – SS LAZIO, ITALY