Keshi invites 24 players for Venezuela tie

Opens camp November 4 

Keshi

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has named 24 home-based players for the friendly match against Venezuela, La Vinotinto (The Burgundy) on Wednesday, November 14.  

The invited players are goalkeepers Agbim Chigozie and Akpeyi Daniel; defenders are Oboabona Godfrey, Kwambe Solomon, Egwuekwe Azubuike, Zango Umar, Papa Idris, Benjamin Francis, Udoh Kingsley, Solomon Yaya and Ugwu Uwadiegu.

Others are midfielders and forwards; Uzoenyi Ejike, Emeka Eze, Mba Sunday, Henry Uche, Onduku Gomo, Ubale Mannir, Ruben Gabriel, Gambo Mohammed, Sani Sanusi, Anthony Okputu, Emmanuel Ajia, Azubuike Okey and Nwanchukwu Obinna.

The players will begin camping on Sunday, November 4 in preparation for the Grade ‘A’ international friendly match.

All invited players are to resume at the Bolton White Apartment unfailingly on Sunday. They are to report with their international passports and two passport photographs each.

Although the match against Venezuela was decided upon by the NFF before the team defeated Liberia 6-1 to qualify for the 2013 Nations Cup, it will serve as one of the team’s preparatory matches towards the continental championship slated to kick off in South Africa in January.

The NFF has also confirmed that the Super Eagles would get another international friendly match against the Palancres Negras (Black Panthers) of Angola on a yet to be decided date.

Austin Elumelu, a member of the executive committee of the NFF, noted recently that the Angola friendly could take place once agreements are reached by NFF and the Angolan FA.

“Angola is a very strong team and we will not mind playing them in one of our warm up matches, it is now left for them to make the contact but I know we will play a lot of warm up matches,” he said.