Paris 2024 Race: U23 Head Coach, Yusuf, Calls Up 16 Overseas-Based Players

Head Coach Salisu Yusuf has invited 16 overseas-based gamers to the crew’s camp in preparation for this month’s U23 AFCON last qualifying fixture towards Guinea.

The Olympic Eagles commerce tackles with their Guinean counterparts in a primary leg encounter scheduled for the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja from 4pm on Wednesday, twenty second March, with the return set for the Complexe Sportif Prince Heritier Moulay Al Hassan from 7pm Morocco time on Tuesday, twenty eighth March. Guinea doesn’t have any venue permitted within the nation for worldwide matches.

Yusuf’s listing of invitees is headed by crew captain Success Makanjuola, whose two transformed spot kicks towards Tanzania earned the 1996 Olympic gold-medallists passage to this last spherical. There are additionally midfielder Abiodun Ogunniyi and Bello Babatunde, in addition to Belgium-based new headline-grabber Present Emmanuel Orban.

As occurred towards the Tanzanians in Dar es Salaam and Ibadan in October final 12 months, Makanjuola is predicted to guide the cost towards the Guineans in Abuja on Wednesday, maybe alongside Orban, with Babatunde and Ogunniyi (nicknamed Omo-Jesu) pulling the strings from the center.

The winner on mixture will qualify for the Africa U23 Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco later this 12 months, at which Africa’s flag bearers at subsequent 12 months’s Males’s Olympic Soccer Event will emerge.

Guinea’s delegation for the encounter in Abuja is predicted to reach in Nigeria on Saturday night.

ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:

Success Makanjuola (FK Liepaja, Latvia); Bello Babatunde (Future FC, Egypt); Isaiah Ejeh (Mjallby Alf, Sweden); Abiodun Ogunniyi (FK Auda, Latvia); Monsuru Opeyemi Abdullahi (FC Vizela, Portugal); Omole Akinyinka Olaoluwakitan (Athletic Newham, UK); Owen Tega Udoh (UD San Sebastian Reyes, Spain); Azeez Temitope Yusuf (Mjallby Alf, Sweden); Charles Uba (Lillestrom FC, Norway); Simon Omon (Clube Operation Desportivo, Portugal); Ihekuna Maximillian Ugochukwu (FC Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni, Moldova); Chukwudi Goodluck Igbokwe (KAA Gent, Belgium); Abass Saidi (Zagalata FC, Azerbaijan); Ibrahim Buhari (IF Elfsborg, Sweden); Present Emmanuel Orban (KAA Gent, Belgium); Samuel Amadi (Eramica Cleopatra, Egypt)

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