Nigeria's Super
Eagles’ First Assistant Coach, Salisu Yusuf, has listed 30 players, including
eight home-based professionals and the foreign-based Odion Ighalo and Kelechi Iheanacho, excluded
for upcoming international friendlies.
Communications
Department of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) released the information,
adding that as usual team captain Ahmed
Musa, as well as forward Moses Simon remain there.
This
just coming ahead of the international
friendlies against the “A” Men National Teams of Mexico and Ecuador, scheduled
for the U.S.
The
Super Eagles will be at odds with CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico at the AT & T
Stadium in Dallas, State of Texas on May 28.
They
will then start to New Jersey to undertake Ecuador at the Red Bull Arena in
Harrison on June 2.
Home-based
goalkeepers Adewale Adeyinka and Ojo Olorunleke who are to support the
returning Maduka Okoye have been included.
Defender
Ibrahim Buhari, and forwards Victor Mbaoma and Ishaq Rafiu, with the home-based
players being two goalkeepers, two defenders, two midfielders and two have been
called upon.
The
qualifiers are going to be against Sierra Leone in Abuja (June 9) and São Tomé
and Príncipe in Marrakech, Morocco on 13th June.
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