{"id":7039,"date":"2013-07-24T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/keshi-selects-18-players-against-ivorian-elephants\/"},"modified":"2013-07-24T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T20:24:59","slug":"keshi-selects-18-players-against-ivorian-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/keshi-selects-18-players-against-ivorian-elephants\/","title":{"rendered":"Keshi selects 18 players against Ivorian Elephants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles\u2019 Head Coach, Stephen Keshi on Wednesday selected 18 players for the second leg of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) against the Ivorian Elephants in Abidjan on July 27.<\/p>\n

Keshi disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja after the final 18 were selected out of the 24 home-based players invited to camp.<\/p>\n

Top on the list of the dropped players is Gambo Muhammed who plays for Kano Pillars. Gambo suffered a knock in Monday’s training and it is obvious he has not gained full fitness.<\/p>\n

Dele Olorundare(Sunshine stars), Ganiyu Ogungbe(Kwara utd), and Haruna Babalo(Nasarawa utd) were also excluded from the contingent.<\/p>\n

Others are Mohammed Jiya (Bayelsa United FC) and Eziekel Bassey(Lobi Stars)<\/p>\n

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Super Eagles Chief Coach Stephen Keshi<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

According to him, it was difficult dropping the six players because he already has a sound working relationship with them.<\/p>\n

“You know it is difficult after staying up to two or three weeks with them; they know you and the rapport is very sound, letting them go is very difficult.<\/p>\n

“But, I have to make it easy for myself; so, I allowed Daniel and Coach Vale to do the rest and to talk to the ones that are leaving, so I don\u2019t have to cry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The coach said although the game would not be an easy one, his players were ready to make themselves and the country proud.<\/p>\n

He said there was no room to entertain fear, stating that they would go there (Abidjan) and do their job.<\/p>\n

“I think the players are ready, they want to do something to make themselves proud and Nigerians proud as well; so, they are ready.<\/p>\n

“If we are entertaining fear we might as well just stay back instead of going to play, we just have to believe in ourselves and in what we have got as a team and go out and do our job,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The match would be the final match against the Elephants to qualify the team for the 2014 CHAN finals in January in South Africa.<\/p>\n

THE FULL LIST
GOALKEEPERS: Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland FC)
DEFENDERS: Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves FC); Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars FC); Kwambe Solomon
(Sunshine Stars FC); Chibuzor Okonkwo (Enugu Rangers FC); Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars FC); Benjamin Francis (Heartland FC);
MIDFIELDERS: Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers FC); Rabiu Mohammed (Kano Pillars FC); Olufemi Oladapo (Shooting Stars FC); Ayo Saka (Enyimba FC);
STRIKERS: Gomo Onduku (Bayelsa United FC); Ifeanyi Edeh (Enyimba FC); Ezekiel Mbah (Akwa United FC); Abdullahi Gero (Enugu Rangers FC); Osadinye Joseph (Warri Wolves FC); Etebo Oghene (Warri Wolves FC);<\/p>\n

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