Newcastle attacker Shola Ameobi was named in Nigeria's preliminary African Cup of Nations roster. <br /><br />Since then, there have been futile attempts by manager Stephen Keshi to contact Ameobi who made his international debut against Venezuela just two months ago. <br /><br />Keshi is running out of patience over Ameobi's availability and has given him a Saturday deadline to report to the Eagles camp in Faro.<br /><br />''Otherwise, we go ahead with other plans for the Nations Cup, with available players on ground,'' says Keshi.<br /><br />Efe Ambrose, Elderson Echejile, Juwon Oshaniwa and Obiora Nwankwo linked up with the Nigeria squad on Friday afternoon.<br /><br /><i>Photo Credit: footballtop.com</i><br /><br /><br />