Oliseh Calls Enyeama, 17 Foreign-Based Players For Match Against Tanzania

Super Eagles’ Head Coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 18 overseas-based professionals for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.

Eagles’ first –choice goalkeeper and skipper
Vincent Enyeama headlines the list that also
has defenders Godfrey Oboabona, Leon
Balogun and Kenneth Omeruo, midfielders
Rabiu Ibrahim, Lukman Haruna and Joel Obi,
and forwards Ahmed Musa, Emmanuel
Emenike and Anthony Ujah.

There are a number of surprises, in line with
Oliseh’s earlier pledge to make current form
and first –level football key indices for
selection to the Super Eagles.
There are goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, midfielder
Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu and forwards
Emem Eduok, Sylvester Igboun and Moses
Simon.

All the 18 players, who will join up with the
23 home boys who arrived camp in Abuja on
Monday, are expected in Abuja on Monday,
31st August, 2015 at the latest.
The Super Eagles take on Tanzania in Dar es
Salaam on Saturday, September 5.

THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille OSC,
France); Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton
Wanderers, England)

Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05,
Germany); Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin,
Slovakia); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur
Rizespor, Turkey); William Troost Ekong (FK
Haugesund, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo
(Kasimpasa SK, Turkey)

Midfielders: Joel Obi (Torina FC, Italy);
Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu (FC Amkar Perm,
Russia); Obiora Nwankwo (Coimbra FC,
Portugal); Lukman Haruna (Anzhi
Machatsjkala, Russia); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS
Trencin, Slovakia)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow,
Russia); Emem Eduok (Esperance ST,
Tunisia); Emmanuel Emenike (Al Ain, UAE);
Anthony Ujah (Werder Bremen, Germany);
Sylvester Igboun (FC UFA, Russia); Moses
Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)