Tuesday 23 May 2017

Onyekuru, Echiejile, 10 others in Eagles’ camp

By Taofeek Babalola

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the arrival of 12 players in the Super Eagles camp in Corsica ahead of Friday friendly encounter against senior team of Corsica. Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports that the team is camped at the Best Western Hotel, Ajaccio Amiraute.


The three–time African champions will take on the Corsica senior team at the Stade Francois Coty in Ajaccio starting from 8p.m. on Friday, May 26, and then travel to Paris for the game against the Hawks of Togo.

The NFF revealed that eight foreign-based and four home-based players made their way to the camp on Tuesday.

Among the early foreign-based players are five defenders which include Elderson Echiejile of Sporting Gijon of Spain, William Ekong (KAA Gent, Belgium), Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag, Netherlands), Uche Agbo (CF Granada, Spain) and Chidozie Awaziem (FC Porto, Portugal).

Others are one striker, Henry Onyekuru (KAS Eupen, Belgium), one midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense Portugal) and one goalkeeper, Dele Alampasu (Cesarense FC, Portugal).

The home-based players include Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah), Stephen Odey (MFM FC), Sikiru Olatubosun and Akwa United midfielder, Alhassan Ibrahim.

In Corsica:
Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Stephen Odey
Sikiru Olatunbosun
Alhassan Ibrahim
Tyroone Ebuehi,
William Troost Ekong
Elderson Echiejile
Uche Agbo
Chidozie Awaziem
Oghenekaro Etebo
Dele Alampasu

Henry Onyekuru

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