Flying Eagles and Falconets Coaches, Ladan Bosso and Chris Danjuma, have released a squad list of 20 players each to represent Nigeria in the football event for men and women at the 13th African Games taking place in Ghana.
At least five players from the Flying Eagles squad that reached the quarter-final of the last U-20 World Cup in Argentina were included in the 20-man squad for the men’s football event.
The players are captain Daniel Bameyi, Sulaiman Idris, Kehinde Ibrahim, Daniel Daga and Nathaniel Nwosu.
The squad which consists of three goalkeepers, six defenders, five midfielders and six forwards will depart from Abuja on Tuesday for the event which begins on Thursday.
Others are Charles Agada, Olalekan Ibrahim, Musa Abdullahi, Godwin Sampson, Favour Izuogu, Nasir Muhammed and Sunday Joseph.
Auwal Ibrahim, Yinka Oladunjoye, Sadiq Isiyaka, Clinton Ezekiel, Samuel James, Rabiu Abdullahi and Oladapo Akintola and Haruna Aliyu also made the list.
Nigeria will compete with Uganda, South Sudan, Senegal and Tunisia in Group B of the men’s football event.
Also, Danjuma picked goalkeeper Anderline Mgbechi, defender and captain Oluchi Ohaegbulem, midfielder Adoo Yina and forward Chiamaka Okwuchukwu in his list of 20 players to represent Nigeria in the women’s football event of the 13th African Games.
Also named are goalkeeper Faith Omilana, defenders Shukurat Oladipo and Jumoke Alani, midfielders Chioma Olise and Olushola Shobowale and forwards Blessing Okpe and Judith Okah.
Defending champions Nigeria have been housed in Group B alongside Morocco, Senegal and Cameroon, while hosts Ghana will contend with Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda in Group A. Matches will take place at the Cape Coast Stadium.
The Falconets won the gold medal in the women’s football event of the 12th African Games that took place in Rabat, Morocco in October 2019.
List of 20 Falconets for African Games:
Goalkeepers: Anderline Mgbechi, Rachael Unachukwu, Faith Omilana
Defenders: Shukurat Oladipo, Oluchi Ohaegbulem, Jumoke Alani, Chidinma Ogbuchi, Oluwabunmi Oladeji, Chidera Okenwa
Midfielders: Adoo Yina, Joy Igbokwe, Chioma Olise, Chinyere Kalu, Olushola Shobowale
Forwards: Motunrayo Ezekiel, Blessing Okpe, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Loveth Edeh, Judith Okah, Delight Nwosu
