Olympic Eagles reach Lubumbashi with full 23-man squad for U23 Afcon qualifier

Nigeria’s Olympic Eagles have arrived in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, ahead of Friday’s crucial U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match, with all 23 invited players now in camp, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The team’s preparations have intensified as manager Eric Chelle and his coaching staff work to ready the squad for the important encounter.

There has been one late change to the squad, however, after forward Sulaiman Sani was ruled out through injury. Nasarawa United forward Prince Bawa Oche has been called up to replace him.

The Olympic Eagles squad includes players from clubs in Nigeria and across Europe. Nigeria will be aiming to secure a positive result in Lubumbashi from Friday’s fixture.

Full Olympic Eagles squad

Goalkeepers: Samuel James (SJK FC, Finland), Clinton Andy (Rivers United), Michael Atata (Ikorodu City)

Defenders: Christian Akpan (Genk FC, Belgium), Victory Akpe (FC Basel, Switzerland), Vince Osuji (Tromsø IL, Norway), Emmanuel Godwin (Pardubice FC, Czechia), Odinaka Alfred (Nasarawa United), Emmanuel Ochobi (Rivers United), Aliu Sugau (Barau FC)

Midfielders: John Otomewo (Reims FC, France), Daniel Daga (Molde FC, Norway), Wilfred George (Kristiansund FC, Norway), Chibuzor Nwoko (Fulham FC, England), Aderemi Adeoye (Ikorodu City), Sadiq Saleh (FC Metta, Latvia), Victor Samuel (Pardubice FC, Czechia)

Forwards: Peter Edokpolor (SL Benfica, Portugal), Prince Bawa Oche (Nasarawa United), Umar Abubakar (FC Famalicao, Portugal), Zadok Yohanna (Brighton FC, England), Abdullahi Umar (Hradec Kralove, Czechia), Abdulmuiz Adeleke (Sporting Supreme)