By Osagie Alonge
Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi has reportedly called up 30 players to feature in the team’s upcoming 10 football matches taking place from May to mid-July.
The Super Eagles who are the 2013 AFCON champions will be facing CONCACAF champions Mexico in a high-profile friendly billed to hold in Houston, Texas, USA on May 31, 2013.
Nigeria will also play Kenya, Namibia, Tahiti, Uruguay, Spain and Cote d’Ivoire.
The list of players includes:
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel), Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria), Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland FC, Nigeria).
Defenders: Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland), Elderson Echiejile (FC Braga, Portugal), Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag, The Netherlands), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves, Nigeria), Ebenezer Odunlami (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria), Benjamin Francis (Heartland FC, Nigeria), Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria), Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria).
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England), Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy), Fegor Ogude Valerenga FC, Norway), John Ogu (Academica de Coimbra, Portugal), Reuben Gabriel (Kano Pillars, Nigeria), Sunday Mba (Warri Wolves, Nigeria), Emeka Ezeh (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria).
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia), Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine), Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England), Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moscow, Russia), Michael Babatunde (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine), Nnamdi Oduamadi (AS Varese 1910, Italy), Anthony Ujah (FC Cologne, Germany), Kalu Uche (Kasimpasa, Turkey), Gomo Onduku (Sharks FC, Nigeria), Obinna Nwachukwu (Heartland FC, Nigeria), Gambo Mohammed (Kano Pillars, Nigeria).
