Akuneto named in Super Eagles list for CHAN qualifiers vs Ghana

High scorer of the just lately concluded NPFL season and league champion, Chijioke Akuneto has been named in Nigeria’s 35-man listing invited for African Nations Championship qualifiers in opposition to Ghana.

Akuneto netted 19 targets for Rivers United and the Striker will get his debut nationwide crew name up following a powerful season with the League champions.

He headlines the 35-man listing introduced, Monday, by the NFF forward of the ultimate qualifying spherical of the CHAN 2022.

Head Coach of the crew, Salisu Yusuf, who took Nigeria to a runners-up spot in 2018, additionally named the likes of goalkeeper Ojo Olorunleke, Sani Faisal and Chiamaka Madu.

Among the many different Gamers handed invites are Godspower Aniefiok, Ossy Martins, Samson Gbadebo and Ebube Duru.

The crew will resume tenting, Wednesday, this week and the Coaches will announce a ultimate 23-man listing per week earlier than the primary leg of the tie.

Ghana, who cruised previous Benin Republic 4-0 on combination, will host the primary leg in opposition to Nigeria on August 28.

In the meantime, the return leg of the tie will maintain in Abuja on September 3.

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