Keshi Lists 15 Foreign Pros, 23 Home-based For Lone Star Battle…Mikel Returns, Onazi Breaks Through

…Foreign Pros Get October 8 Deadline

Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, has listed 23 home-based stars and 15 foreign based players for the crunch October 13 Nations Cup qualifying cracker against the Lone Star of Liberia.

Recall that the first leg of the final qualifier in Monrovia, ended 2-2, and Nigeria needs a win in this return leg scheduled for the South South city of Calabar tagged Canaan City to book a place in the tournament proper scheduled for next January in South Africa..

Expectedly the foreign based are led by skipper Joseph Yobo, but Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel returns, same for Inter’s Joel Obi, while former Golden Eaglets star, Ogenyi Onazi of Lazio in the Italian Serie A makes a debut for the national team.

The home-based as usual is led by Warri Wolves keeper, Chigozie Agbim, his team mate Azubuike Egwuek is included, while regulars like Godfrey Oboabona and Juwon Oshaniwa also make the cut. The home-based players are expected in camp by Sunday, September 30

th, at the Bolton White Hotel in Abuja, while their foreign based counterparts will join the team by Ontober 8 in Calabar unfailingly. “We hope to have at least five training sessions together and that should be enough for the team to do well against Liberia”, Eagles Media Officer, Ben Alaiya quotes Head Coach, Stephen Keshi as saying.

Below is the full list.

LIST OF HOME BASED PLAYERS

GOALKEEPERS

1. AGBIM CHIGOZIE

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WARRI WOLVES, NIGERIA

2. AKPEYI DANIEL

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HEARTLAND FC, NIGERIA

DEFENDERS

EGWUEKWE AZUBUIKE

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WARRI WOLVES, NIGERIA

PAPA IDRIS

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KANO PILLARS, NIGERIA

OBOABONA GODFREY

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SUNSHINE STARS FC, NIGERIA

ZANGO UMAR

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KANO PILLARS, NIGERIA

KWAMBE SOLOMON

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SUNSHINE STARS FC, NIGERIA

EZEKIEL BASSEY

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LOBI STARS FC, NIGERIA

KINGSLEY UDOH

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HEARTLAND FC, NIGERIA

MIDFIELDERS AND FORWARDS

UZOENYI EJIKE

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RANGERS FC, NIGERIA

MBA SUNDAY

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WARRI WOLVES FC, NIGERIA

GABRIEL REUBEN

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KANO PILLARS FC, NIGERIA

HENRY UCHE

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ENYIMBA FC, NIGERIA

CHRISTIAN OFILI

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ABS KWARA, NIGERIA

JABASON SOLOMON

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AKWA UNITED FC, NIGERIA

SANUSI SANI

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GOMBE UNITED FC, NIGERIA

PHILIP ASOQUO

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3SC FC, IBADAN, NIGERIA

IZU AZUKA

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SUNSHINE STARS FC, NIGERIA

BRENDON OGBU

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HEARTLAND FC, NIGERIA

ANTHONY OKPOTU

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LOBI STARS FC, NIGERIA

UBALE MANIR

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KANO PILLARS FC, NIGERIA

OHANDUKU GOMO

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SHARKS FC, NIGERIA

FIDELIS FAVOUR

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NASARAWA UNITED, NIGERIA

LIST OF FOREIGN BASED PLAYERS

GOALKEEPERS

ENYEAMA VINCENT

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MACCABI TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

EJIDE AUSTINE

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HAPOEL BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL

DEFENDERS

YOBO JOSEPH

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FENERBAHCE FC, TURKEY

EFE AMBROSE

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CELTIC FC, ISRAEL

ECHIEJILE ELDERSON

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FC BRAGA, PORTUGAL

MID FIELDERS AND FORWARDS

NOSA IGIEBOR

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REAL BETIS, SPAIN

NWANKWO OBIORA

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CALCIO PADOVA FC, ITALY

MIKEL OBI

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CHELSEA FC, ENGLAND

JOEL OBI

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INTER MILAN FC, ITALY

VICTOR MOSES

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CHELSEA FC, ENGLAND

AHMED MUSA

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CSKA MOSCOW, RUSSIA

UCHE IKECHUKWU

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VILLARREAL FC, SPAIN

EMENIKE EMMANUEL

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SPARTAK MOSCOW, RUSSIA

IDEYE BROWN

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DYNAMO KYIV, UKRAINE

OGENYI ONAZI

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SS LAZIO, ITALY

BEN ALAIYA

Media Officer, Super Eagles Of Nigeria