Midtjylland's 'Kante' Onyeka Headlines Nigeria U23 Roster; Lusitano's Collins Set To Make History

Published: September 03, 2019

It is a foregone conclusion that FC Midtjylland midfielder Frank Onyeka will make his international debut this month after he was named on the roster for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan.

With appearances under his belt in the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers as well as the UEFA Youth League, Onyeka is a household name in Scandinavia.

Hailed as the New N'Golo Kante by the official website of FC Midtjylland, Onyeka's goalscoring stats are better than the Frenchman's for the last three seasons.

The other big names in the traveling party are Azubuike Okechukwu of Istanbul Basaksehir, Liverpool-owned striker Taiwo Awoniyi and Racing Genk's summer signing Stephen Odey.

Lusitano de Vildemoinhos's Collins Nonso is set to make history after he was named in the traveling party by coach
Imama Amapakabo.

Should he feature in any of the matches against Sudan, Nonso will have the honour of being the first international player to represent Lusitano de Vildemoinho.

The Dream Team VII will face Sudan at the Al Merriekh Stadium in Omdurman on September 5 while the return leg will hold in Asaba five days later and the winner over two legs will qualify for the U23 AFCON in Egypt.

Nigeria U23 Roster vs Sudan

Goalkeepers (2): Abubakar Adamu, Agbor Ekoi

Defenders (6): Nda Olisa, Stephen Manyo, John Lazarus, Ebube Duru, Collins Ogbodo, Etboy Akpan

Midfielders (4): Okechukwu Azubuike, Fatai Gbadamosi, Ndifreke Effiong, Onyeka Ogochukwu

Forwards (6): Sunday Adetunji, Taiwo Awoniyi, Sunusi Ibrahim, Sunday Faleye, Muyiwa Olabiran, Stephen Odey

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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