Olympic Team Head coach, Samson Siasia, has picked 25 players for the African Under-23 championship final round, first leg qualifying clash against Congo’s Red Devils.
Siasia said the selected players will be joined by four overseas-based professionals – Imoh Ezekiel, Aminu Umar, Sodiq Popoola and Gabriel Abalo for the final phase of preparations for the crucial game billed for the Adokiye Amiesiemaka Stadium, Port-Harcourt, on July 19.
The former Super Eagles manager urged the dropped players to continue working hard in their respective clubs.
“For those who did not make the cut, you do not have to be discouraged but to work even harder to keep yourselves among the pool of players that could be called up for future assignments as the team prepare for the return leg and the All Africa Games in Congo,” supersport.com quoted Siasia as saying on the Nigeria Football Federation official website.
The selected players:
Goalkeepers: Daniel Emmanuel, Yusuf Mohammed, Emmason Daniel
Defenders: Segun Oduduwa, Erhun Obanor, Iroha Ebuka, Amuzie Stanley, Chima Akas, Atanda Sadiq, Ikechukwu Okorie, Nnaemeka Uzoma
Midfielders: Azubuike Okechukwu, Usman Mohammed, Tiongoli Tonbara, Godwin Savior, Emeka Kenneth, Etor Daniel, Olisah Ndah, Eteobong Elisha, Oladapo Augustin, Musa Yahaya
Strikers: Taiwo Awoniyi, Peter Onyekachi, Junior Ajayi, Etebo Oghenekaro.
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