The Super Eagles’ preparations for Thursday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match versus the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone continued on Sunday as 24 of the 27 invited players qualified in the Federal Funds Territory, Abuja.
Pleasant matches in opposition to Mexico (in Dallas on 28th May) and versus Ecuador in New Jersey (2nd June) kickstarted the preparations as the Eagles look for a 20th visual appearance at Africa’s flagship tournament, this time holding in the summer months of 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire.
With Head Coach José Santos Peseiro having complete charge, Ahmed Musa led the actively playing human body that provided goalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Adewale Adeyinka and Adebayo Adeleye, and defenders Ola Aina, William Ekong, Zaidu Sanusi, Chidozie Awaziem, Semi Ajayi, Leon Balogun, Sani Faisal and Kenneth Omeruo. There had been also midfielders Alex Iwobi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Harmless Bonke and Frank Onyeka, and forwards Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen, Cyriel Dessers, Ademola Lookman, Sadiq Umar, Terem Moffi and Emmanuel Dennis.
Only defenders Abdullahi Shehu and Calvin Bassey, as effectively as midfielder Joe Aribo ended up becoming expected in camp as at lunch time on Sunday.
Peseiro was capable to satisfy and familiarize with the invited gamers who were not able to make it to the United States for the friendlies, such as Musa, Sanusi, Balogun, Etebo, Chukwueze, Umar, and Lookman.
He also fulfilled with Omeruo, Onyeka, and Osimhen, as very well as Israel-dependent goalkeeper Adeleye, who ended up not invited to the friendlies in The usa but have been identified as for the AFCON qualifiers.
The Eagles confront familiar foes Sierra Leone at the MKO Abiola National Stadium on Thursday evening in a person of the Working day 1 matches of Group A of the qualification series. On Saturday, they will fly to Marrakech for a Working day 2 activity versus São Tomé and Príncipe that will choose place on Monday, 13th June.
In the meantime, the Confederation of African Football have appointed Ivorian officials to take cost of Thursday’s come upon in Abuja, with Ibrahim Kalilou Traore as centre referee. His compatriots Adou Drive N’goh, Nouhou Ouattara and Kouassi Francois Biro will provide as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth formal respectively.
Moukaila Nassam Adam from Ghana will be match commissioner while Serge Paulin Samuel from Burkina Faso will serve as referee assessor.
SQUAD Record FOR SIERRA LEONE AND SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE MATCHES
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus) Adewale Adeyinka (Akwa United) Adebayo Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem, Israel)
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy) William Ekong (Watford FC, England) Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus) Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal) Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey) Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England) Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland) Sani Faisal (Katsina United) Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland) Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain)
Midfielders: Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland) Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England) Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England) Innocent Bonke (FC Lorient, France) Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey) Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal CF, Spain) Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France) Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli, Italy) Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord FC, The Netherlands) Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England) Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain) Terem Moffi (FC Lorient, France) Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England)
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