NIGERIA NAMES SQUAD
By Juventus Leventis SPORTS EDITOR at Large
After what was a locked down warm up match with the Chipolo polo of Zambia the eagles will jet into Benquela , Angola on Friday to try for another overdue African championship win. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) spokesman Ademola Olajire told radio africa1 in Durban that a 23-man squad was selected earlier in the week
"The full squad has since been ratified by the Confederation of African Football" The not so shocking suprise inclussion is the listing of the explosive striker Obafemi Martins who plays for Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga. Martins recently had surgery on a shin injury and his availability had been in doubt.The team doctors certified him fit.
OBAFEMI MARTINS...Nigeria's weapon of mass destruction
The Super eagles squad :
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv, Israel) Bamidele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda, Israel) Austin Ejide (unattached)
Defenders: Joseph Yobo (Everton, England), Danny Shittu (Bolton, England), Obinna Nwaneri , Yusuf Mohammed (both FC Sion, Switzerland), Taye Taiwo (Marseille, France) Elderson Echiejile (Rennes, France), Chidi Odiah (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Onyekachi Apam (Nice, France).
Midfielders: Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth, England), John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Dickson Etuhu (Fulham, England) Sani Kaita (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia) Yusuf Atanda Ayila (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine), Oluwaseyi George Olofinjana (Hull City, England), Kalu Uche (Almeria, Spain).
Strikers: Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton, England), Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia), Obinna Nsofor (Malaga, Spain), Obafemi Martins (Wolfsburg, Germany), Chinedu Obasi (Hoffenheim, Germany)
COACH: Amodu SHUAIBU
THE SUPER EAGLES OF NIGERIA..... guess who is tired of bronze medals?
The Super Eagles will play defending champions Egypt on 12 January before taking on Benin on the 16th and then Mozambique on the 20th.
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