Super Eagles Provisional Squad Numbers For Ukraine Friendly, Maja Gets Iconic No 10 Kit

Published: September 09, 2019

The Super Eagles players have been assigned provisional squad numbers ahead of Tuesday evening's international friendly against Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

New invitee Josh Maja has been training with the iconic number 10 kit previously worn with pride by Super Eagles legends Obi Mikel and Austin Okocha.

Glasgow Rangers Joe Aribo is in line to wear the number 19 kit used by John Ogu at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations while Emmanuel Dennis and Paul Onuachu have been allocated the number 9 and 15 respectively.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Ola Aina, Jamilu Collins, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Oghenekaro Etebo, Samuel Chukwueze, Samuel Kalu, Alex Iwobi, Chidozie Awaziem and Victor Osimhen have retained the shirt numbers they were allocated for the AFCON.

Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho stays with the number 23 kit he wore in the national team's last outing against Tunisia while Ikechukwu Ezenwa wore the number 1 shirt.

Young Fortuna Düsseldorf netminder Maduka Okoye and Uzoho shared the same jersey number, 23, in the final training session on Monday evening.

Super Eagles Provisional Squad Numbers For Ukraine Friendly

Ikechukwu Ezenwa - 1

Ola Aina - 2

Jamilu Collins - 3

Troost-Ekong - 5

Leon Balogun - 6

Oghenekaro Etebo - 8

Emmanuel Dennis - 9

Josh Maja - 10

Moses Simon - 11

Semi Ajayi - 12

Anderson Esiti - 12*

Samuel Chukwueze - 13

Paul Onuachu - 15

Samuel Kalu - 17

Alex Iwobi - 18

Joe Aribo - 19

Chidozie Awaziem - 20

Victor Osimhen - 21

Brian Idowu - 22

Francis Uzoho - 23

Maduka Okoye - 23*

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