Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has released his final 23-man squad for the Orange CHAN Rwanda 2016.
Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Austin Oboroakpo and Chima Akas, Olympic team duo Usman Mohammed and Yaro Bature and forward Chisom Chikatara headline a list that also includes Enyimba FC’s skillful winger Ezekiel Bassey, former junior international Ifeanyi Mathew and the Sunshine Stars’ trio of Paul Onobi, Prince Aggrey and Tunde Adeniji.
Former junior international goalkeeper Femi Thomas, Shooting Stars’ central defender Jamiu Alimi and former Supersand Eagles’ ace Bartholomew Ibenegbu have also been included.
The Super Eagles B team, alongside technical and backroom staff, flew out of the country on Saturday (2 January 2016) afternoon to Pretoria, South Africa, where a 10-day pre-tournament training camp has been arranged, alongside two friendly games against fellow Rwanda-bound Angola and Cote d’Ivoire on 6 January and five days later.
Nigeria placed third at their only appearance at the CHAN finals, in 2014 in South Africa.
The West Africans will campaign in Group C alongside 2011 winners Tunisia, Niger and Guinea, with matches to be played at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo, Kigali.
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