Rohr Announces Nigeria Squad For Friendlies

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has released the Super Eagles squad list for the upcoming international friendly games to put his team in shape before the start of the World Cup in June with friendlies against Poland and Serbia in late March.

Two players from the CHAN team were included in the list with Al Ahly talisman Junior Ajayi earning his first Super Eagles Call up and Torino midfielder Joel Obi also gets a recall after both players impressed severally for their club sides, usual suspects  Mikel John Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Leon Balogun, Elderson Echiejile, Victor Moses , William Troost-Ekong and Wilfred Ndidi all included.

The Super Eagles’ first friendly match will be against Poland in Wroclaw on Friday, March 23, 2018. Four days later, they will face Serbia in England.

THE FULL LIST

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); IKECHUKWU EZENWA (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)

Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag, The Netherlands); Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England); Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV, Belgium); Brian Idowu (Amkar Perm, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); William Ekong (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Stephen Eze (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas, Spain); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel); Uche Agbo (Standard Liege, Belgium); Joel Obi (Torino FC, Italy)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Junior Ajayi (Al Ahly, Egypt); GABRIEL OKECHUKWU (Akwa United)