Ibrahimovic, Chelsea, Benfica, Basel Starlets May Face Nigeria In Rio; Make Sweden 35-Man Squad

Former Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic may face Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games, with coach Hakan Ericson naming him to the provisional 35-man squad list for the competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The experienced striker is one of seven players above the age limit that made the roster, but it remains unclear if he will feature in the Games and will only make a decision after the ongoing European Championship.

Five of the over-aged players, including Zlatan, played for teams outside Sweden last term : Alexander Milosevic (Hannover 96), Jiloan Hamad (Hoffenheim), Abbe Khalili (Mersin) and Isaac Kiese Thelin (Bordeaux), while Astrit Ajdarevic (örebro SK) and Alexander Falsetas (Djurgårdens IF) represent Allsvenskan clubs.

Sweden’s final squad will contain 18 players, including three players over the age of 23 years, and an additional four are on standby list.

The Scandinavians face the Dream Team VI in their second Group B fixture on August 7th at Amazônia Arena, Manaus.

 Sweden Provisional Squad For Olympic Games

Andreas Linde, Molde
Jacob Rinne (örebro SK)
Ludwig Augustinsson (FC Copenhagen)
Emil Bergström  (Rubin Kazan)
Filip Helander (Hellas Verona)
Pa Konate (Malmö FF)
Adam Lundqvist (IF Elfsborg)
Alexander Milosevic (Hannover 96)
Joakim Nilsson (IF Elfsborg)
Victor Nilsson Lindelöf (Benfica)
Noah Sonko Sundberg (Gif Sundsvall)
Isak Ssewankambo (Molde IK)
Sebastian Starke Hedlund (Kalmar FF)
Jacob Une Larsson (Djurgårdens IF)
Astrit Ajdarevic (örebro SK)
Alexander Falsetas (Djurgårdens IF)
Alexander Fransson (FC Basel)
Melker Hallberg (Hammarby IF)
Jiloan Hamad (Hoffenheim )
Abbe Khalili (Mersin)
David Moberg Karlsson (Nordsjälland)
Robin Quaison  (Palermo)
Ken Sema (östersunds FK)
Muamer Tankovic (AZ Alkmaar)
Simon Tibbling (Groningen)
Gustav Engvall  (IFK Göteborg)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG)
Mikael Ishak (Randers)
Jordan Larsson (Helsingborgs IF)
Isaac Kiese Thelin (Bordeaux)

Standby List
Tim Erlandsson (Nottingham Forest)
Alexander Leksell (IFK Göteborg)
Ali Suljic (Chelsea)
Adnan Maric (Swansea)
Ferhad Ayaz

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