Exclusive : Dele Alampasu Included In Nigeria U23s Provisional Roster
Published: April 29, 2016
Allnigeriasoccer.com has been informed that CD Feirense netminder Dele Alampasu has made Nigeria U23s provisional roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
And the former Nigeria U17 international will have to work hard during preparations to earn a spot in the final 18-man list for the competition in Brazil, with most teams likely to include only two goalkeepers in the squad list.
Alampasu dazzled the world with his performance at the 2013 Fifa Under 17 World Cup and received the Golden Gloves accolade at the end of tourney and was part of the Flying Eagles squad at the Fifa U20s in New Zealand two years later.
The provisional squad also includes his former teammates in the Golden Eaglets Kelechi Iheanacho,Aliyu Abubakar,Godwin Saviour and Taiwo Awoniyi.
The 19-year-old Alampasu has posted two shutouts in his first two competitive games for CD Feirense.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
And the former Nigeria U17 international will have to work hard during preparations to earn a spot in the final 18-man list for the competition in Brazil, with most teams likely to include only two goalkeepers in the squad list.
Alampasu dazzled the world with his performance at the 2013 Fifa Under 17 World Cup and received the Golden Gloves accolade at the end of tourney and was part of the Flying Eagles squad at the Fifa U20s in New Zealand two years later.
The provisional squad also includes his former teammates in the Golden Eaglets Kelechi Iheanacho,Aliyu Abubakar,Godwin Saviour and Taiwo Awoniyi.
The 19-year-old Alampasu has posted two shutouts in his first two competitive games for CD Feirense.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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