Ezenwa, Oboroakpo, Rabiu Ali Headline NPFL All-Star Roster For Spain Tour

Head Coach of the NPFL All-Star team, Salisu Yusuf on Thursday released the final list of the 25-man squad to play on the friendly tour of Spain even as the organizers, LaLiga released Fixtures, time and venue of the NPFL All-Star tour which shows that their first match against LaLiga side, Valencia CF will hold&nbsp; inside the Alzira Stadium in the city of Valencia.<br /><br />The match will hold on August 10 with kick-off slated for 9.30pm Spanish time.<br /><br />The NPFL All-Star team will then join the Trofoe Carranza tournament in Cadiz with their first match against UEFA Champions League and LaLiga runners-up, Atletico Madrid on August 12 at 6.30pm Spanish time.<br /><br />The next fixture of the NPFL All-Star in the Carranza tournament is against Malaga CF three hours after the tie against Atletico Madrid on same August 12.<br /><br />Should the NPFL All-Star make it beyond the group stage, then they will play a in the finals and should they lose in the group stage, they will also play against the other losers. <br /><br />All the post-group stage matches will hold on August 13.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the final 25-man squad of the NPFL All-Star has been unveiled by Coach Salisu Yusuf who said the selection was based on performance in the two weeks camping. <br /><br />They include goalkeepers Theophilus Afelokhai of Enyimba FC, FC Ifeanyi Ubah&rsquo;s Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Emeka Nwabulu of Wikki Tourists.<br /><br />The shortlisted defenders are Etim Mathew of Rangers, Samuel Ifeanyi Nweke of Nasarawa United, Chima Akas of Enyimba FC and Gabriel Wasa of Niger Tornadoes. <br /><br />The others are Austin Oboroakpo of&nbsp; Abia Warriors, Jamiu Alimi of Kano Pillars, Chinedu Udoji of Enyimba and Emmanuel Ariwachukwu of Akwa United.<br /><br />The midfielders that made the list include Ifeanyi Ifeanyi of MFM, Obinna Nwobodo of Rangers, Ekundayo Ojo of Sunshine Stars,&nbsp; Rabiu Ali of Kano Pillars, Alhassan Abdullahi Ibrahim of Wikki Tourists and Charles Henlong of Wikki Tourists.<br /><br />Upfront players are Bassey Ezekiel of Enyimba, Joseph Osadiaye also of Enyimba and Hussaini Mohammed Bata of El-Kanemi Warriors. <br /><br />Others are Chisom Egbuchulam of Rangers, Godwin Obaje of Wikki Tourists, Ismaila Gata of FC IfeanyiUbah, Oluwadamilare Ojo of Enyimba and Sikiru Olatunbosun of MFM.<br /><br />&nbsp;The League Management Company (LMC) has meanwhile announced that all the Enyimba players in the All-Star team would travel directly from the tour to Egypt for their CAF Champions League fixture against Zamalek. <br /><br />All the 25 players have been notified that the last phase of camping begins on Monday in Abuja.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley&nbsp; <br />
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