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Eguavoen invites 30 players as the Super Eagles take on Ghana in an African Nations Championship qualifier.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has continued its preparation for the Super Eagles B qualification for the African Nations Championship tournament.
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Ahead of the first phase of the qualification series, head coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited a total of thirty players to camp.
Some of the big names called up include Rivers United defender Steven Mayo, Remo Stars goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Abia Warriors' dynamic striker Sunday Megwo, and Kano Pillars' reliable midfielder Rabiu Ali, who has eight goals this season in the NPFL.
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The team also includes Victor Collins, the defender for Nasarawa United who was picked up for last month's 2025 AFCON qualifying games against Rwanda and the Benin Republic.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, all invited athletes are expected to report to the Remo Stars Sports Institute in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State.
30 players for Nigeria vs Ghana CHAN qualifier
Goalkeepers: Henry Ozoemena (Enyimba FC); Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars); Nurudeen Badmus (Kwara United)
Defenders: Ismail Sadiq (Remo Stars); Waliu Ojewole (Ikorodu City); Imo Obot (Enyimba FC); Taiwo Abdulrafiu (Rivers United); Junior Nduka (Remo Stars); Victor Collins (Nasarawa United); Ifeanyi Onyebuchi (Rangers International); Steven Mayo (Rivers United)
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Midfielders: Jide Fatokun (Remo Stars); Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars); Saviour Isaac (Rangers International); Musa Zayyad (El-Kanemi Warriors); Emmanuel Ogbole (Kwara United); Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes); Kazeem Ogunleye (Rangers International)
Forwards: Anas Yusuf (Nasarawa United); Adamu Abubakar (Plateau United); Osy Martins (Lobi Stars); Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars); Temitope Vincent (Plateau United); Samuel Ogunleye (3SC); Abiam Nelson (Kano Pillars); Meyiwa Oritseweyimi (Bendel Insurance); Ngbemena Ikechukwu (Heartland FC); Sunday Megwo (Abia Warriors); Umar Al-Amin Ibrahim (El-Kanemi Warriors); Adams Aminu Sani (Kano Pillars)
The team will practice in Remo before playing Ghana's Black Stars B in the first leg of the qualification match on Sunday, December 22, at the Accra Sports Stadium.
On Saturday, December 28, the second leg will be played at Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.
In 2009 and 2023, Ghana prevented Nigeria from making it to the finals of the Africa Nations Championship.
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