Amapakabo picks Ezenwa, Ibrahim, Shimaga, 17 others for Togo
Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has unveiled a list of 20 senior home -based professionals to take on Togo’s Sparrow Hawks in Saturday’s 2020 African Nations Championship qualifying final leg in Lagos.
Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa tops the list, with Nasarawa United’s stormy forward Sunusi Ibrahim and Akwa United’s Ndifreke Effiong, who netted a brace for the U23 team in the 5-0 defeat of Sudan in Asaba in September, also selected.
Kano Pillars’ ace Nyima Nwagua, Fatai Gbadamosi of Shooting Stars and Lobi Stars’ trio of Ebube Duru, Sikiru Alimi and John Lazarus make the list, alongside goalkeeper Adamu Abubakar of Wikki Tourists and Enugu Rangers’ Anthony Shimaga are included.
Nigeria have a mountain to surmount at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Saturday, with Togo having won the first leg by a handsome 4-1 scoreline in Lome.
20 Eagles to battle Sparrow Hawks of Togo
Ikechukwu Abubakar
Ezenwa Adamu
(Heartland FC); (Wikki Tourists);
Theophilus
(Enyimba FC); FC); (Kano (Enyimba FC); (Lobi Stars);
Afelokhai Nwagua
Pillars); (Enyimba
Nyima
Stephen Manyo
Ifeanyi Nweke (Kano Pillars); Ifeanyi Anaemena John Lazarus Reuben Bala (Enyimba FC); Ifeanyi Nweke
(Kano Pillars).
Others are Ebube Duru (Lobi Stars); Daniel James
Sikiru Alimi
Olisah Ndah Anthony Shimaga Fatai
(Plateau (Lobi (Remo United); Stars); Stars); (Rangers International);
Udoh
(Shooting Stars); (Rangers
Gbadamosi Ibrahim Olawonye
International); (Akwa
Effiong Samuel
Mathias Sunusi Ndifreke
United); (Akwa United); (Nasarawa United); (Akwa United).
Ibrahim Mfon