The final list of 23 players who will represent Nigeria in next month friendly game against Mexico has been made public by the Nigeria Football Federation.
Five players were dropped from the team including Chinono Ezekwe who left the camp of the team in Abuja in order to deal a deal abroad.
The other players dropped were the quartet of Ekundayo Ojo, Ifeanyi Anaemena, Christopher Nwaeze and Suleiman Shuaibu the goalkeeper of Prince Kazeem Eletu Academy who was controversially handed a call up.
Training will continue this evening as the 23 players picked for the trip begin the process of trying to force their way into the mind of coach Austin Eguavoen and Paul Aigbogun both of the NFF technical department who have been handed the responsibility of handling the team.
Goalkeepers: *Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Heartland FC); *John Noble (Enyimba FC); *Nwabali Stanley Bobo(Lobi Stars)
Defenders: *Olisa Ndah (Akwa United); *Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors);
*Tope Olusesi (Rangers International); *Imoh Obot (Enyimba FC);
*Tebo Franklin Degaulle (Nasarawa United); *Lawal Oriyomi Murtala (Kwara
United); *Enyinnaya Kazie (Rivers
United)
Midfielders: *Anthony Shimaga (Rangers International); *Seth Mayi (Akwa
United); *Uche Onwuasonaya (Plateau United); *Samuel Nnoshiri (Katsina
United)
Forwards: *Anayo Iwuala (Enyimba FC); *Stephen Jude (Kwara United);
*Ibrahim Olawoyin (Rangers International); *Charles Ashimene (Akwa
United); *Auwalu Ali Malam
(Kano Pillars); *Nenrot Emmanuel (Plateau United); *Abdulmutalif Sanusi
(Katsina United); *Sunday Adetunji(Rivers United); *Mohammed Zulkifilu (Plateau United)
Dropped Players:
*Ifeanyi Anaemena (Rivers
United)
*Christopher Nwaeze (Kwara United)
*Shaibu Suleman(PKE FC Lagos)
*Ekundayo Ojo (Enyimba FC)
