Nigeria U23 coach Samson Siasia has named an 18 man squad to do battle against Zambia in the must-win 2015 Congo Brazzaville All-Africa Games last round return leg to be played in Lusaka on Sunday.
Atanda Sodiq Ololade, of Fk Apollonia Albania is the only foreign based professional player invited by Siasia that was able to honor the invitation of the coach and has been named in the squad.
Siasia has also made changes to his squad as two of the players who started the first leg in Nigeria, Sincere and Tiongoli, have not made the 18 man list.
He has included two players from the U20 team in his squad.
The Dream Team VI are expected to depart for Lusaka on Thursday from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard an Ethiopian Airline.
In the Zambian camp, Ronald Kampamba has joined the team in camp while Israeli based Evans Kangwa is now a doubt for the Sunday match. Emmanuel Mbola is expected to join the team today as well as Mukuka Mulenga.
The two teams played to a goalless draw in the first leg.
The game kicks off at 15:00hrs and will be played at the Heroes Stadium.
Nigeria U23 Team Travelling to Zambia:
Goal keepers: Daniel Emmanuel, Akande Abiodun;
Defenders: Obanor Erhun, Oduduwa Segun, Amuzie Stanley, Atanda Sodiq, Mustapha Abdullahi, Iroha Chukwuebuka.
Midfielders; Azubuike Okechukwu, Godwin Savior, Mohammed Usman, Sokari Kingsley
Forwards: Etebo Oghenekaro, Ajayi Junior, Onyekachi Peter, Awoniyi Taiwo, Ubong Ekpai, Bernard Bulbwa
[Photo courtesy NFF]
Zambia should roast some chicken on Sunday and make nice soup mixed with some nice spies. No more pounded yam soup.
OUTSIDE SOCCER STORIES: Very bad to see how South Africans are abusing foreigners
Some parts of Pretoria foreigners are attacked.
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