Liverpool Striker Awoniyi, Chelsea Star Mikel, 20 Others Named To Nigeria Roster For Olympics

Published: July 21, 2016

Nigeria U23s manager Samson Siasia has named a 22- man roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The list is headlined by Super Eagles players John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin) and William Troost-Ekong ( FK Haugesund ).

Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi has a chance to put himself in the shop window in Brazil, having made the roster along with CS Sfaxien star Junior Ajayi and ex-Standard Liege sensation Imoh Ezekiel.

Three goalkeepers- Daniel Akpeyi, Emmanuel Daniel and Yusuf Bala - will be in the traveling party to Brazil.

Nigeria face Japan, Sweden and Colombia in Group B of the Olympic Games,

Nigeria Squad

Goalkeepers (3): Daniel Akpeyi, Emmanuel Daniel, Yusuf Bala
Defenders (7) : Sincere Seth, Kingsley Madu, Abdullahi Shehu, Saturday Erimuya, William Troost-Ekong, Ndifreke Udo, Amuzie.
Midfielders (5) : Oghenekaro Etebo, Popoola Saliu, John Obi Mikel, Azubuike Okechukwu, Usman Mohammed
Strikers (7): Aminu Umar, Imoh Ezekiel, Junior Ajayi, Stanley Dimgba, Taiwo Awoniyi, Sadiq Umar, Saviour Godwin

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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