Sunday Oliseh
Super
Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has selected Sunshine Stars duo of
IkechukwuEzenwa and Prince Aggreh among the six home-based professionals
to face Tanzania in next week’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in
Dar es Salaam.
Other players on Oliseh’s list are
Solomon Kwambe of Warri Wolves, Austin Obaroakpo of Abia Warriors, U-23
team playerr Mohammed Usman and Sharks’ Chima Akas.
Oliseh had earlier posted on Twitter
that the players from the Nigeria Professional Football League have
shown “lots of promise” after a week of training in Abuja.
The players were named after the Super Eagles’ 3-0 win over Amakson Soccer Academy in a friendly on Thursday.
According to SuperSport, NPFL
leading scorer, Tunde Adeniji scored twice and Wikki Tourists striker,
Godwin Obaje, got among the goals in the encounter.
There
was also time within the game for El-Kanemi Warriors attacking
midfielder, Ifeanyi Matthew, to miss a spot kick while Warri Wolves
goalkeeper Okiemute Odah, among those not listed for the Tanzania game,
saved a penalty awarded to Amakson Soccer Academy.
Oliseh has now sent home all of the NPFL
players to join up with their clubs for this weekend’s matches while
the six selected players will return to the Abuja camp to continue in
Nigeria’s preparation for the Tanzania match along with the
overseas-based players.
The Super Eagles are expected to leave
Abuja for Tanzania via a chartered Arik Air flight on Thursday. The team
will move straight to Port Harcourt from Tanzania to continue
preparations for the September 8 friendly against Niger Republic.
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