Barcelona Defender Ekpolo Starts Training With Nigeria Squad Ahead Showdown With Brazil
<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com </b>understands that Barcelona defender Godswill Ekpolo has joined the Nigeria Under 23s training camp in Vitória ahead of the international friendly against Brazil.<br /><br />Born in Benin City, Ekpolo had been on the radar of the Dream Team VI handlers and was first invited for a get-together in December 2014 but could not honour the call up due to injury.<br /><br />On other occasions he was called up by manager Samson Siasia, commitments with the Barcelona B squad prevented him from honouring the invitations since the tournaments fell outside Fifa’s window for international matches.<br /><br />For the first time in his career, Godswill Ekpolo will train with the Nigeria U23s on Tuesday morning local time along with Tottenham Hotspur starlet Nathan Oduwa.<br /><br />Should the 20-year-old make his international debut against the South American powerhouse, he could play against his Barcelona teammate Rafinha.<br /><br /><b>Ifeanyi Emmanuel</b> <br />
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