FC Ebedei Products, Sylvester Igboun and Izunna Uzochukwu Handed First Nigeria Call - Ups, As Oliseh Names 18 Pros For Tanzania Clash
Published: August 17, 2015
Russian - based pair Sylvester Igboun and Izunna Uzochukwu are in line to make their long awaited international debut for Nigeria after Sunday Oliseh named them in his squad list for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania.
The former Midtjylland players are products of FC Ebedei, a nursery team owned by Churchill Oliseh, the elder brother of the new Nigeria manager.
The Super Eagles coach has invited 18 foreign - based professionals for the game in Dar es Salaam on September 5, and he has handed a call - up to Wolverhampton Wanderers netminder Carl Ikeme, who was last invited to the national 8 years ago by Berti Vogts.
Werder Bremen striker Anthony Ujah has been invited after scoring 10 goals for the German side during pre - season training but there was no place on the roster for Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Brown Ideye and Odion Ighalo, who are all based in England.
Obiora Nwankwo, Joel Obi and Lukman Haruna are all set to return from the international wilderness after the trio were handed call - ups.
Esperance striker Emem Eduok is the only African - based player that made the roster.
Invited Players
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille OSC, France); Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)
Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); William Troost Ekong (FK Haugesund, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa SK, Turkey)
Midfielders: Joel Obi (Torina FC, Italy); Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu (FC Amkar Perm, Russia); Obiora Nwankwo (Coimbra FC, Portugal); Lukman Haruna (Anzhi Machatsjkala, Russia); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS Trencin, Slovakia)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emem Eduok (Esperance ST, Tunisia); Emmanuel Emenike (Al Ain, UAE); Anthony Ujah (Werder Bremen, Germany); Sylvester Igboun (FC UFA, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)
The former Midtjylland players are products of FC Ebedei, a nursery team owned by Churchill Oliseh, the elder brother of the new Nigeria manager.
The Super Eagles coach has invited 18 foreign - based professionals for the game in Dar es Salaam on September 5, and he has handed a call - up to Wolverhampton Wanderers netminder Carl Ikeme, who was last invited to the national 8 years ago by Berti Vogts.
Werder Bremen striker Anthony Ujah has been invited after scoring 10 goals for the German side during pre - season training but there was no place on the roster for Obi Mikel, Victor Moses, Brown Ideye and Odion Ighalo, who are all based in England.
Obiora Nwankwo, Joel Obi and Lukman Haruna are all set to return from the international wilderness after the trio were handed call - ups.
Esperance striker Emem Eduok is the only African - based player that made the roster.
Invited Players
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille OSC, France); Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)
Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); William Troost Ekong (FK Haugesund, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa SK, Turkey)
Midfielders: Joel Obi (Torina FC, Italy); Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu (FC Amkar Perm, Russia); Obiora Nwankwo (Coimbra FC, Portugal); Lukman Haruna (Anzhi Machatsjkala, Russia); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS Trencin, Slovakia)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emem Eduok (Esperance ST, Tunisia); Emmanuel Emenike (Al Ain, UAE); Anthony Ujah (Werder Bremen, Germany); Sylvester Igboun (FC UFA, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)
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