On Wednesday morning, the governing body of the Championship, English Football League, announced the fixtures for the 2016-2017 season. <br /><br /><b>Sammy Ameobi</b> will be hoping to make the Newcastle United squad when they face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Friday, August 5 in the opening game.<br /><br />Wolves, who pay the wages of Super Eagles netminder <b>Carl Ikeme</b>, <b>Dominic Iorfa</b> and <b>Bright Enobakhare</b>, kickoff their campaign against Rotherham United at New York Stadium on Saturday, August 6.<br /><br />If <b>Viv Solmon-Otabor</b> is not involved in international duty for the Nigeria U23s, he is in line to play for Birmingham City when they welcome Cardiff City to <span class="_Xbe">St. Andrews Stadium. <b>Semi Ajayi</b> and <b>Tom Adeyemi</b> are currently on the books of the Bluebirds.<br /><br />Super Eagles midfielder <b>Hope Akpan </b>and his Blackburn Rovers teammates welcome </span><span class="_Xbe">Norwich City to Ewood Park on the opening day of the season.<br /><br />Wigan Athletic play their first game at Bristol City and <b>Sanmi Odelusi</b> will be hoping to make the squad of the </span><span class="_Xbe"><span class="_Xbe">League One champs.<br /><br /></span><b>Daniel Akindayini</b></span><span class="_Xbe">&rsquo;s </span>Brighton and Hove Albion travel to Pride Park Stadium where they tackle Derby County.<br /><br />On Sunday, August 7, ex-England youth international <b>Nedum Onuoha</b> and Queens Park Rangers begin their campaign at home to Leeds United in front of the TV cameras.<br /><br />The last game on match day one takes place at Hillsborough between Sheffield Wednesday and <b>Gabby Agbonlahor<span class="_Xbe"></span></b><span class="_Xbe">&rsquo;s Aston Villa.<br /><br /><u><b>Match Day One Fixtures </b></u><br /><br />Fulham v Newcastle United <br />Birmingham City v Cardiff City<br />Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City<br />Bristol City v Wigan Athletic<br />Derby County v Brighton and Hove Albion<br />Huddersfield Town v Brentford<br />Ipswich Town v Barnsley<br />Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion<br />Reading v Preston North End<br />Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers<br />Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United <br />Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa<br /><br />Igho Kingsley<br /></span>