CHAN: Super Eagles coach, Chelle picks Nduka, Obaje, Alimi, 20 others in final list

Head Coach Eric Chelle has selected team captain Junior Nduka, defender Sikiru Alimi and forward Godwin Obaje among others, ahead of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) taking place in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Also listed in the Super Eagles B 23 squad are goalkeeper Ozoemena Ani, defenders Sodiq Ismaila and Stephen Mayo, midfielders Hadi Haruna and Alex Oyowah, and forwards Anas Yusuf and Ijoma Anthony.

The contingent is set to travel out of the country to Zanzibar on Thursday (today) evening, aboard an Ethiopian Airline aircraft for the tournament scheduled for Aug. 2 to 30.

The team has been training for several weeks at the Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has arranged a second-phase training camp for the team in Zanzibar, from Friday to July 31, before the 2018 silver medallists will move into official accommodation on the island.

The NFF has also firmed up arrangements for two friendly matches between the Super Eagles B and the Senior National Team of Zanzibar, first on Monday and then on Thursday, July 31.

Nigeria, also bronze medallists in 2014, is housed in group D of the 19-team tournament, alongside Cup holders Senegal, Sudan and Congo.

The Super Eagles will play their first two matches of the competition, against Senegal and Sudan, at the Amman Stadium on the island of Zanzibar, before taking on Congo at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

SUPER EAGLES B FOR 8TH AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

Goalkeepers: Henry Ozoemena Ani (Enyimba FC); Nurudeen Badmus (Kwara United); Lawal Mustapha (Shooting Stars)

Defenders: Sodiq Ismaila (Remo Stars); Bankole Afeez (Kwara United); Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United); Uzondu Harrison (Ikorodu City); Junior Harrison Nduka (Remo Stars); Ngengen Leonard (Ikorodu City); Steven Mayo Egbe (Rivers United)

Midfielders: Adedayo Olamilekan (Remo Stars); Hadi Haruna (Remo Stars); Otaniyi Taofik (Rivers United); Akanni Qudus (Remo Stars); Michael Tochukwu (Remo Stars); Alex Oyowah (Remo Stars)

Forwards: Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United); Shola Adelani (Ikorodu City); Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars); Temitope Vincent (Plateau United); Ijoma Anthony (Abia Warriors); Godwin Obaje (Rangers International); Jabbar Malik (Remo Stars) (NAN)