Nigerian Stars Know Sky Bet Championship Opponents For 2016-2017 Season

On Wednesday morning, the governing body of the Championship, English Football League, announced the fixtures for the 2016-2017 season.

Sammy Ameobi will be hoping to make the Newcastle United squad when they face Fulham at Craven Cottage on Friday, August 5 in the opening game.

Wolves, who pay the wages of Super Eagles netminder Carl Ikeme, Dominic Iorfa and Bright Enobakhare, kickoff their campaign against Rotherham United at New York Stadium on Saturday, August 6.

If Viv Solmon-Otabor is not involved in international duty for the Nigeria U23s, he is in line to play for Birmingham City when they welcome Cardiff City to St. Andrews Stadium. Semi Ajayi and Tom Adeyemi are currently on the books of the Bluebirds.

Super Eagles midfielder Hope Akpan and his Blackburn Rovers teammates welcome Norwich City to Ewood Park on the opening day of the season.

Wigan Athletic play their first game at Bristol City and Sanmi Odelusi will be hoping to make the squad of the League One champs.

Daniel Akindayini’s Brighton and Hove Albion travel to Pride Park Stadium where they tackle Derby County.

On Sunday, August 7, ex-England youth international Nedum Onuoha and Queens Park Rangers begin their campaign at home to Leeds United in front of the TV cameras.

The last game on match day one takes place at Hillsborough between Sheffield Wednesday and Gabby Agbonlahor’s Aston Villa.

Match Day One Fixtures

Fulham v Newcastle United
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
Bristol City v Wigan Athletic
Derby County v Brighton and Hove Albion
Huddersfield Town v Brentford
Ipswich Town v Barnsley
Nottingham Forest v Burton Albion
Reading v Preston North End
Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Queens Park Rangers v Leeds United
Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa

Igho Kingsley