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Nigeria’s List For Abuja Showdown Announced

By: Rami | August 21st, 2009 | 37 Comments »

So Shuaibu Amodu dropped his list. Notably absent are Yakubu and Martins who aren’t fit enough… It’s only 21 players but he will be adding two more on Monday. The Nigerian coach is giving himself until then to decide between Bolton’s Danny Shittu and FC Sion’s Obinna Nwaneri as well as between Club Brugge striker Joseph Akpala and Portsmouth’s John Utaka.

Goalkeepers: Austin Ejide (Bastia/FRA), Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei-Yehuda/ISR)

Defenders: Onyekachi Apam (Nice/FRA), Elderson Echiejile (Rennes/FRA), Adefemi Olubayo (Boulogne/FRA), Taye Taiwo (Olympique Marseille/FRA) Joseph Yobo (Everton/ENG),Dele Adeleye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED), Oluwafemi Ajilore (Groningen/NED), Obinna Nwaneri (FC Sion/SWI)

Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG), Sani Kaita (Rubin Kazan/RUS),Yusuf Ayila (Dynamo Kiev/UKR),Seyi Olofinjana (Hull City/ENG), Kalu Uche (Almeria/SPA

Strikers: Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth/ENG),Chinedu Ogbuke (Hoffenheim/GER) Osaze Odemwingie (Locomotiv Moscow/RUS), Obinna Nsofor (Inter Milan/ITA), Michael Eneramo (Esperance/TUN), Ikechukwu Uche (Real Zaragoza/SPA), John Utaka (Portsmouth/ENG)

Update

Portsmouth forward John Utaka and FC Sion defender Obinna Nwaneri have been added to the team at the expense of Joseph Akpala and Danny Shittu.

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Tags: Amodu, CAF World Cup Qualifier, Carthage Eagles, Group H, Humberto Coelho, Nigeria vs. Tunisia

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