Montreal Impact, Perugia Release Okonkwo, Kingsley Michael For Nigeria U23 Duty Vs Libya
Published: March 17, 2019Bologna loanees Orji Okonkwo and Kingsley Michael have confirmed their availability for this week's U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya.
According to their agent, Femi Olaniran of Quintessence Sports Management, Major League Soccer outfit Montreal Impact and Italian Serie B club Perugia have agreed to release both players to the Nigeria Football Federation.
On Saturday, Okonkwo had his best game in a Montreal Impact shirt against Orlando City and his good pal Michael was introduced at half-time in Perugia's 1-0 win at Calcio Padova.
''Orji Okonkwo scored and played yesterday. He's flying straight to Tunisia, it does not take 48 hours to fly form America to Tunisia, so he's available for the games,'' Femi Olaniran told allnigeriasoccer.com.
''Both Orji and Kingsley Michael are going to be there by God's grace, they have been invited. They will be traveling today or tomorrow.''
''Both Orji and Kingsley Michael are going to be there by God's grace, they have been invited. They will be traveling today or tomorrow.''
Okonkwo and Michael were part of the Golden Eaglets squad that won Nigeria's fifth FIFA U17 World Cup in 2015 and are products of Football College Abuja.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : impactmontreal.com
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