Skip to main content

Keshi retains 6 players for Chad encounter

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has dropped Chibuzor Okonkwo and Kunle Odunlami from his list of players called up from the domestic league ahead of this month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad.
Just eight out of the 26-initial invitees made the cut with goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi leading the charge alongside Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Chika Akas, Bright Onyedikachi, Solomon Kwambe, Gbolahan Salami and Ikeckhukwu Gabriel.

According to Keshi, the retained players would be joined by the fifteen invited foreign pros for the final phase of preparations for Nigeria’s opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kaduna.

He also encouraged players who failed to make the cut to work harder towards getting an invite to the national team in the future.

In another development, players of Warri Wolves have been released for this weekend's make or break Caf Confederation Cup playoff second leg against AC Leopards of Congo.

The game takes place on Saturday at the Warri Township Stadium. The Seasiders crashed 3-0 in the first leg played in the east African nation.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

EDO 2024 GUBER: NANS Stakeholders Endorsed Edoror

 EDO 2024 GUBER: NANS Stakeholders Endorsed Edoror By: Our Correspondent As Edo state prepares for the 2024 governorship election, the Stakeholders of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, in a special meeting in Abuja on Friday, the 1st of December 2023 endorsed Rt. Hon. Comrade Engr. Victor Sabor Edoror aka Owdoolamper for Edo State Governor. In their resolution, they vowed to relocate to Edo State to ensure that all students in all Edo tertiary institutions which includes Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Educations, nursing schools and monotechnics vote for Rt. Hon. Edoror. They commended Edoror for the show of love to the NANS Academy while he was the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, EDHA.  The stakeholders of NANS, in their resolution, went further to hail him for making the organisation proud, in view of his integrity, and  decision to stand solidly for democracy in Edo state, as he took the noble decision alongside other integrity group, the 'Edo

Edo 2024 Guber: Uhomoibhi Meets Esan Enigie, Declares Intention to Contest

Edo 2024 Guber :  Uhomoibhi Meets Esan Enigie, Declares Intention to Contest By: Oriaifoh Godwins Ambassador Professor Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, on Wednesday, 28th December 2023, was received by the Enigie of Esanland who all converged at the Palace of the Onojie of Ewatto, in Esan South East local government area of Edo state, the hometown of the Ambassador. Ambassador Uhomoibhi, who spoke all through to the traditional rulers in Esan language, comically apologized  that, he is communicating to them in Esan language, because he has no funds to pay an interpreter if he is to speak in English language. He reeled out his academic records that climaxed at the Saint Anthony College in Oxford University, United Kingdom, where he obtained his doctorate degree at the age of 27. Ambassador Uhomoibhi, the most outstanding governorship aspirant, for the 2024 Edo Guber, also revealed to the traditional rulers that, he was the Undersecretary General of the United Nations who oversaw the stabiliz

2024 EDO GUBER: ... to be indifferent, is dangerous -Oduma warns

 2024 EDO GUBER: ... to be indifferent, is dangerous  -Oduma warns By: Oriaifoh Godwins The people, and electorates of Edo state has been called upon to join in changing the ugly narrative that is currently putting Edo state in the rear seat in terms of growth and development amongst the comity of progressing states in Nigeria.  The All Progressives Congress, APC, Assistant Deputy Director for Mobilisation, in Edo central Senatorial district, Hon. Chief Robert Okoinemen, aka the Oduma of the universe, made this call recently while speaking with a team of Journalists in Uromi, Esan North East local government area of Edo state. Speaking, Chief Okoinemen, who lamented that many Edo people, including those that  supported governor Godwin Obaseki's second tenure election, are all regretting today. He said; "myself and a couple of other people warned us on the devastating implications of giving Obaseki a second chance, but people turned deaf ears to our warnings" " Myself