Yusuf picks 18 home players for Costa Rica friendly
Team head coach Salisu Yusuf has chosen an 18-man squad for Nigeria's international friendly in San Jose against Costa Rica's A team, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) announced on Friday. ).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will face Costa Rica's senior national team on Wednesday in the country's capital.
NFF Director of Communications Ademola Olajire revealed in a statement that FIFA Match Agent for FIFA, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, organized the game.
He said the three-time African champions had been invited to the Central American country as part of major activities aimed at sending Los Ticos to the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar.
Olajire listed the invited players, including goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, utility player Dominion Ohaka and midfielder Afeez Nosiru.
READ ALSO:"Yusuf also picked goalkeeper Nathaniel Nwosu who is the first choice of the U23 national team, defenders Daniel Bameyi, Chidiebere Nwobodo and Evans Ogbonda, midfielder Qudus Akanni and forwards Sunday Faleye and Edidiong Ezekiel, among others."
The game scheduled for National Stadium in San Jose will begin at 8:00 p.m. Costa Rican time, which is 3 a.m. Thursday in Nigeria.
NAN reports that the Nigerian team have been training at Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan and will travel for Saturday's match.
Kayode Bankole, Nathaniel Nwosu, Daniel Bameyi, Samuel Kalu, Chidiebere Nwobodo, Mustapha Jibrin, Evans Ogbonda, Afeez Nosiru, Samson Paul, Daniel Wotlai, Ezekiel Edidiong, Dominion Ohaka, Qudus Akanni, Shina Akinniran, Sunday Faleye, Jerry Alex , Isaiah Ejeh, Suleiman Garba
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Team head coach Salisu Yusuf has chosen an 18-man squad for Nigeria's international friendly in San Jose against Costa Rica's A team, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) announced on Friday. ).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will face Costa Rica's senior national team on Wednesday in the country's capital.
NFF Director of Communications Ademola Olajire revealed in a statement that FIFA Match Agent for FIFA, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, organized the game.
He said the three-time African champions had been invited to the Central American country as part of major activities aimed at sending Los Ticos to the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar.
Olajire listed the invited players, including goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, utility player Dominion Ohaka and midfielder Afeez Nosiru.
READ ALSO:"Yusuf also picked goalkeeper Nathaniel Nwosu who is the first choice of the U23 national team, defenders Daniel Bameyi, Chidiebere Nwobodo and Evans Ogbonda, midfielder Qudus Akanni and forwards Sunday Faleye and Edidiong Ezekiel, among others."
The game scheduled for National Stadium in San Jose will begin at 8:00 p.m. Costa Rican time, which is 3 a.m. Thursday in Nigeria.
NAN reports that the Nigerian team have been training at Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan and will travel for Saturday's match.
Kayode Bankole, Nathaniel Nwosu, Daniel Bameyi, Samuel Kalu, Chidiebere Nwobodo, Mustapha Jibrin, Evans Ogbonda, Afeez Nosiru, Samson Paul, Daniel Wotlai, Ezekiel Edidiong, Dominion Ohaka, Qudus Akanni, Shina Akinniran, Sunday Faleye, Jerry Alex , Isaiah Ejeh, Suleiman Garba
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