{"id":14225,"date":"2019-08-16T14:41:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=14225"},"modified":"2019-08-16T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:41:35","slug":"rohr-announces-nigeria-squad-for-ukraine-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/rohr-announces-nigeria-squad-for-ukraine-friendly","title":{"rendered":"ROHR ANNOUNCES NIGERIA SQUAD FOR UKRAINE FRIENDLY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has called-up 23 players for the Super Eagles\u2019 international friendly with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The match is scheduled for Dnipro Arena on Tuesday, 10 September, with Saudi Arabia-based Skipper Ahmed Musa at the head of the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Tyronne Ebuehi, who missed the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals where Nigeria won bronze due to injury, has been recalled after recovering from injury, and Oluwasemilogo Ajayi Kelechi Iheanacho, cut from the roster just before the AFCON, have been told to fly to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>England \u2013based duo Alex Iwobi and Iheanacho have been listed in midfield roles. Germany \u2013based goalkeeper Emil Maduka Okoye has been invited for the first time, as Scotland \u2013based midfielder Joe Aribo, but there is no place for South Africa \u2013based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers Francis Uzoho and Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders William Ekong, Kenneth Omeruo, Leon Balogun and Jamilu Collins, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo and forwards Victor Osimhen, Moses Simon, Henry Onyekuru and Samuel Chukwueze have also been called.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria squad<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Heartland FC); Emil Maduka Okoye (Fortuna Dusseldorf, Germany)<\/p>\n<p>Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Tyronne Ebuehi (FC Benfica, Portugal); Chidozie Awaziem (CD Leganes, Spain); William Ekong (Udinese FC, Italy); Leon Balogun (Brighton &amp; Hove Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Jamilu Collins (SC Paderborn 07, Germany); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England)<\/p>\n<p>Midfielders: Alexander Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Stoke City FC, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Joe Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)<\/p>\n<p>Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Al Nassar FC, Saudi Arabia); Victor Osimhen (Lille OSC, France); Moses Simon (Nantes FC, France); Henry Onyekuru (AS Monaco, France); Samuel Kalu (Girondins Bordeaux, France); Paul Onuachu (FC Midtjyland, Denmark); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has called-up 23 players for the Super Eagles\u2019 international friendly with Ukraine. The match is scheduled for Dnipro Arena on Tuesday, 10 September, with Saudi Arabia-based Skipper Ahmed Musa at the head of the roster. Tyronne Ebuehi, who missed the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals where Nigeria won bronze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":12191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[116,392,426,122],"class_list":["post-14225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-football","tag-league","tag-players","tag-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ROHR ANNOUNCES NIGERIA SQUAD FOR UKRAINE FRIENDLY - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/rohr-announces-nigeria-squad-for-ukraine-friendly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ROHR ANNOUNCES NIGERIA SQUAD FOR UKRAINE FRIENDLY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has called-up 23 players for the Super Eagles\u2019 international friendly with Ukraine. 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