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THE arrival of goalkeeper Adeyinka Adewale at the Bolton White Apartments in Abuja, yesterday, completed the body of invited players to the camp of the Super Eagles B, as Head Coach, Salisu Yusuf and his assistants perfect strategies for the African Nations Championship qualifying match against Ghana in a fortnight.
The Akwa United FC first choice goalkeeper got clearance from the team’s management to sort out a few family matters before joining his teammates. The goalkeeper, who was in the Super Eagles A squad for the friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador earlier in the year, as well as the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe in the month of June, was full of elan and zest on arrival.
Yusuf on August 8 called to camp 35 players to battle for shirts ahead of the 2023 CHAN qualifying fixture. The first set of 31 players arrived at the Bolton White Apartments on Wednesday, while the other three joined the following day.
The Eagles B will square up to the Black Galaxies in the first leg in Cape Coast on August 28 with the return encounter billed for the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on September 3.
The winner on aggregate will earn a berth at the seventh African Nations Championship finals to be staged in Algeria early next year.
The players will resume full training today after being allowed rest on Sunday. The players in the camp are goalkeepers Victor Sochima (Rivers United); Adeyinka Adewale (Akwa United); Ojo Olorunleke (Enyimba FC) and Nathaniel Nwosu (Flying Eagles).
The defenders are Tope Olusesi (Rangers); Kazie Enyinnaya (Rivers United); Sani Faisal (Katsina United); Samson Gbadebo (Akwa United); Ebube Duru (Rivers United); Christopher Nwaeze (Akwa United); Isa Ali (Remo Stars); Tosin Adegbite (Enyimba FC); Temple Emekayi (Rivers United) and Andrew Ikefe (Plateau United).
The midfielders include Babatunde Bello (Akwa United); Philip Ozor (Enyimba FC); Maurice Chukwu (Rivers United); Hafeez Nosiru (Kwara United); Zulkifilu Mohammed (Plateau United); Chiamaka Madu (Rivers United); Jide Fatokun (Kwara United); Kenechukwu Agu (Rangers); Joseph Onoja (Rivers United); Haggai Katoh (Plateau United); and Uche Onwuasonaya (Rivers United).
Forwards Abdulazeez Yusuf (Gombe United); Sadiq Abubakar (Enyimba FC); Chidiebere Nwobodo (Rangers); Promise Amadi (Akwa United); Chijioke Akuneto (Rivers United); Valentine Odoh (Abia Warriors); Andy Okpe (Remo Stars); Adams Yakubu (Akwa United); Godspower Aniefiok (Kano Pillars); and Ossy Martins (Rangers) complete the list.
-The Guardian
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