Per a release by the media officer of the senior national team of Nigeria Babafemi Raji, six players are yet to join the camp of the Super Eagles for the World Cup 2022 qualifiers.
Nigeria will on Friday take on Liberia at the Teslim Balogun Stadium before traveling to keep a date with Cape Verde in four days time.
The camp of the team came alive yesterday evening with as many as 24 players making themselves available for the start of training for the first game against Liberia.
With Kevin Akpoguma force to miss out on the games after testing positive for coronavirus, the team is expecting four more players to take the number of players in camp to 28.
As at the time of this repot, the quartet of Boavista’s Chidozie Awaziem, FC Porto’s Zaidu Sanusi, Genk’s Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo of Scottish side Rangers are still expected in the camp.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: *Francis Uzoho (APOEL Nicosia, Cyprus); *Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); *Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Defenders: Chidozie Awaziem (FC Boavista, Portugal); *Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); *Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); *William Ekong (Watford FC, England); *Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); *Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); *Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany)RULED OUT; *Adekunle Adeleke(Abia Warriors, Nigeria).
Midfielders: *Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England); *Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England)RULED OUT; Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Galsgow Rangers, Scotland)
Forwards: *Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); *Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); *Samuel Kalu (FC Bordeaux, France); *Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); *Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); *Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk, Belgium)
SEVEN OTHERS: *Terem Moffi (FC Lorient, France); *Henry Onyekuru (Olympiacos FC, Greece); *Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia); *Innocent Bonke (Malmo FF, Sweden); *Valentine Ozornwafor (Sporting Charleroi, Belgium); *Tyronne Ebuehi (Venezia FC, Italy); *Kingsley Michael (Bologna FC, Italy)
KEY: * =In Camp.
Expected this morning: Chidozie Awaziem, Zaidu Sanusi, Paul Onuachu, Joe Aribo.
