SALAMI LEADS CHAN EAGLES TO PORT HARCOURT

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has released a list of
19 home –based players led by Gbolahan Salami to start
a training camp in Port Harcourt on Monday, ahead of a
CHAN final qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso next
month.
The only fresh call-up from the training camp prior to the
AFCON qualifier in Tanzania is Enugu Rangers Osas
Okoro, who was scouted by Eagles assistant coach Jean
Francois Loscuito at the weekend.
Top joint-scorer in the on-going Nigeria Professional
Football League Tunde Adeniji, is joined by Warri Wolves’
ace Gbolahan Salami, Solomon Kwambe, Idris Aloma,
Usman Mohammed, Ezekiel Bassey and Bature Yaro.
There are also goalkeepers David Obiazor and Okemute
Odah, defenders Kalu Orji and Jamiu Alimi, former junior
international midfielder Ifeanyi Mathew and forwards
Dayo Ojo and Godwin Obaje.
However, it is left to be seen if the match against Burkina
Faso will be played on October 18 after media reports
said it has been moved due to a military coup in Burkina
Faso.
All the invited players are expected to report in Port
Harcourt on Monday, 4 October, ahead of the first leg
clash with the Etalons at the Adokiye Amiesieamaka
Stadium on Sunday, 18 October.
The return leg comes up in Ouagadougou on Sunday,
25 October.
All six home–based professionals who will be in Belgium
with the full senior squad for the two international
friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon, on 8 and
11 October respectively, will join the 19 players on their
return to the country on Monday, 12 October.
These are goalkeepers Femi Thomas (Enyimba FC) and
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars), defenders Chima
Akas (Sharks FC) and Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors),
midfielder Paul Onobi (Sunshine Stars) and forward Prince
Aggrey (Sunshine Stars).
THE FULL LIST:
Goalkeepers: David Obiazor (Heartland FC); Okemute
Odah (Warri Wolves)
Defenders: Kalu Orji (Enugu Rangers); Solomon Kwambe
(Warri Wolves); Idris Aloma (Enyimba FC); Samson
Gbadebo (Lobi Stars); Jamiu Alimi (Shooting Stars);
Stephen Eze (Sunshine Stars)
Midfielders : Abdulrazaq Abdul (Enyimba FC); Ifeanyi
Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Usman Mohammed (FC
Taraba); Bature Yaro (Nasarawa United); Osas Okoro
(Enugu Rangers)
Forwards: Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Gbolahan Salami
(Warri Wolves); Godwin Obaje (Wikki Tourists); Tunde
Adeniji (Sunshine Stars); Bright Onyedikachi (FC
IfeanyiUbah); Dayo Ojo (Sunshine Stars)

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