The coach of the Nigeria U20 team Ladan Bosso has submitted his final list of players for the U21 Africa Cup of Nations to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), OGN can exclusively reveal.
A mail from Ademola Olajire, the director of communication of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed the 21 players who made the cut with four of them placed on standby. The four players were part of the trip to Morocco for their final training camp.
Per his mail, there was no space for Istanbulspor defender Michael Ologo, who has been battling illness for a while and missed the friendly game against Zambia as a result of it.
He joins three others in Musa Usman, Shatima Umar and Kingsley James. The team is presently in Morocco and a test game against Benin Republic has been agreed for next week. Talks are also underway for a final warm up game against Gabon.
Below is the list.
Goalkeepers: Nathaniel Nwosu, Chijioke Anigboso, Saheed Akanbi
Defenders: Daniel Bamaiyi,Abel Ogwuche, Solomon Agbalaka, Augustine Njoku, Benjamin Frederick.
Midfielders: Daniel Daga, Onuche Ogbelu, Mohammed Aminu, Jonathan Nicholas, Caleb Ochedikwu, Samson Lawal.
Forwards: Jude Sunday, Ahmed Abdullahi, Adams Olamilekan, Haliru Sarki, Emmanuel Uchegbu, Ibrahim Mohammed ‘Ibeji’, Ayuba Francis.
Standby: Musa Usman, Shatima Umar, Kingsley James, Michael Ologo.