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Confirmed: NFF snubs foreign stars, names 18 home-based players for Costa Rica friendly

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Confirmed: NFF snubs foreign stars, names 18 home-based players for Costa Rica friendly

The previous African champions will lock horns with the previous CONCACAF kings in a global pleasant subsequent week

The Nigeria Soccer Federation, NFF, has introduced the names of 18 gamers that may characterize the nation within the worldwide pleasant with Costa Rica on November 10.

None of Nigeria’s quite a few international stars made the checklist.

As an alternative, all 18 gamers are from golf equipment enjoying within the Nigerian Skilled Soccer League.

Within the assertion launched on Friday, the NFF confirmed that Tremendous Eagles assistant head coach Salisu Yusuf picked the gamers on the roster.

Acquainted faces on the checklist embrace Tremendous Eagles B goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Olympic Eagles first-choice shot-stopper Nathaniel Nwosu and midfielder Afeez Nosiru.

Others are defenders Daniel Bameyi, Chidiebere Nwobodo, Evans Ogbonda, midfielders Nosiru, Qudus Akanni, and forwards Sunday Faleye and Edidiong Ezekiel.

The Eagles have been coaching on the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan for the previous week and are scheduled to jet in another country for Costa Rica on Saturday, November 5.

The match between Nigeria and Costa Rica – the first-ever assembly between the 2 former continental champions – is billed for the Nationwide Stadium in San Jose.

SUPER EAGLES FOR COSTA RICA

Kayode Bankole
Nathaniel Nwosu
Daniel Bameyi
Samuel Kalu
Chidiebere Nwobodo
Mustapha Jibrin
Evans Ogbonda
Afeez Nosiru
Samson Paul
Daniel Wotlai
Ezekiel Edidiong
Dominion Ohaka
Qudus Akanni
Shina Akinniran
Sunday Faleye
Jerry Alex
Isaiah Ejeh
Suleiman Garba

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