Coach of the Nigeria U23 team Imama Amapakabo has concluded his list of players for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off in Egypt on the 8th of November.
The team departed the country today for Egypt after a six weeks training camp in Abuja. Their first group game is on the 9th of November against Ivory Coast before taking on Zambia and later South Africa in their final group game.
Due to the fact that the Nigeria Professional Football League ( NPFL) is yet to start, the coach has been forced to rely on players base abroad particularly the ones that were released by their respective clubs as the tournament falls outside the FIFA widow for international games.
As many as 19 foreign based players made the final 23 man list for the tournament but as at the time of filing in this report, Owngoalnigeria.com can only confirm the names of 16 of them with as many as nine expected to join the team in Egypt.
Taiwo Awoniyi ( Mainz 05, Germany)
Orji Okwonkwo ( Bologna, Italy)
Blessing Olabiran ( Tambov, Russia )
Sincere Seth ( Boluspor, Turkey)
Azubuike Okechukwu ( Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey )
Bright Enobakhare ( Wigan Athletics, England )
Valentine Ozornwafor ( Almeria, Spain)
Kelechi Nwakali ( Huesca, Spain)
Samuel Atvati ( Esperance, Tunisia )
Stephen Godfrey ( Isloch, Belarus )
Aliyu Adams ( Spartaks Jurmala, Latvia)
Tom Dele-Bashiru ( Watford, England)
Sunday Faleye ( FC Wacker, Austria)
Anthony Jude Izuchukwu ( Nest-Sotra, Denmark)
