Keshi Keeps 8 Home-Based Eagles for Chad Game

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has retained eight home based players in camp ahead of the 13 June Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad.

The players retained are:

Goalkeepers: Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa.Defenders Azubuike Egwuekwe,Solomon Kwambe and Chima Akas.

Midfielder:Bright Onyedikachi.

Strikers: Gbolahan Salami and Ikechukwu Gabriel.

Making the announcement on Tuesday, Keshi said the retained players would be joined by the fifteen invited foreign based professionals for the final phase of preparations for Nigeria’s opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna next weekend.

He urged the players who failed to make the cut not to be discouraged but to work harder to keep themselves among the pool of players that could be called up for future national team assignments.

Gbolahan Salami Challenges for an Aeriel Ball Against a Malian Opponent During a 2014 CHAN Group Game.
Gbolahan Salami Challenges for an Aeriel Ball Against a Malian Opponent During a 2014 CHAN Group Game.

In another development, coach Stephen Keshi has released the players of Warri Wolves for this weekend’s all important CAF Confederation Cup playoff second leg against AC Leopards of Congo.

The game comes up on Saturday, June 6 at the Warri Township Stadium.

The Nigerian representatives lost the first leg 3-0 but are confident they can turn things around in Saturday’s return leg.

The players, Daniel Akpeyi, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Solomon Kwambe and Gbolahan Salami are expected to report back in the Super Eagles camp immediately after the game.

Source: TheNFF.com.