Super Eagles Squad For South Africa Friendly Named
Interim Super Eagles coach Daniel Amokachi, in partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation, has named a 23 - man roster for the upcoming meeting against South Africa in Nelspruit .<br /><br />Four players plying their trade in the domestic championship- Chidiebere Eze,Mfon Udoh,Moses Ebong and Onyekachi Okoye - will not be on the flight to South Africa. <br /><br />An analysis of the roster revealed that 2 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 8 midfielders and 6 strikers have a chance of earning further international caps in two days time in the tie against Bafana Bafana.<br /><br />An ARIK Air CRJ 900 plane will fly the team to South Africa shortly before midnight on Friday.<br /><br />The match between South Africa and Nigeria begins at 16:00 hours local time.<br /><br /><u><b>Nigeria Roster By Position</b></u><br /><b>Goalkeepers (2) </b>: Theophilus Afelokhai (Kano Pillars); Daniel Akpeyi (Warri Wolves)<br /><br /><b>Defenders (7) </b>: Chima Akas (Sharks FC); Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor FC, Turkey); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves); Nelson Ogbonnaya (Heartland FC), Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough FC, England); Akeem Latifu (Aalesunds FC, Norway); Leon Balogun (Darmstadt 98, Germany)<br /><br /><b>Midfielders ( 8)</b> : Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Steven Ukoh (Biel-Bienne FC, Switzerland); Omatsone Aluko (Hull City, England); Hope Akpan (Reading FC, England); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel); Babatunde Michael (Volyn Lutsk, Ukraine);Joseph Nathaniel (Sharks FC); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC)<br /><br /><b>Attackers (6)</b> : Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Aaron Samuel (Guangzhou R&F, China), Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England); Anthony Ujah (FC Cologne, Germany); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)Stanley Dimgba (Warri Wolves)<br />
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