The joint top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Muhammad Zulkifilu will lead the senior national team of Nigeria as they go in search of goals against Mexico in an international friendly next month.
The July 4th friendly game will be played in the city of Los Angeles in the United State of America and Nigeria have decided to call up a team of 25 players picked from the NPFL.
As first reported by this portal, the head of the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation Austin Eguavoen will handle the team with Paul Aigbogun as his assistant.
We gathered the list was compiled by the duo with the approval of the head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr , who also suggested some names in the list.
Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Heartland FC); John Noble (Enyimba FC)
Defenders: Olisa Ndah (Akwa United); Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors);
Tope Olusesi (Rangers International); Ifeanyi Anaemena (Rivers
United); Christopher Nwaeze (Kwara United); Enyinnaya Kazie (Rivers
United); Mohammed Zirkiflu (Plateau United); Imoh Ubot (Enyimba FC);
Tebo Franklin Degaulle (Nasarawa United); Lawal Oriyomi Murtala (Kwara
United)
Midfielders: Anthony Shimaga (Rangers International); Seth Mayi (Akwa
United); Uche Nwasonaya (Plateau United); Samuel Nnoshiri (Katsina
United); Ekundayo Ojo (Enyimba FC)
Forwards: Anayo Iwuala (Enyimba FC); Stephen Jude (Kwara United);
Ibrahim Olawoyin (Rangers International); Charles Ashimene (Akwa
United); Chinonso Ezekwe (Rangers International); Auwalu Ali Malam
(Kano Pillars); Neurot Emmanuel (Plateau United); Abdulmutalif Sanusi
(Katsina United)
