Home-based Super Eagles to travel to Burkina Faso on Thursday for CHAN clash

Published on: 19 October 2015
Home-based Super Eagles to travel to Burkina Faso on Thursday for CHAN clash
Home based Super Eagles

The home-based Super Eagles, will leave for Burkina Faso on Thursday, ahead of the return leg of their 2016 CHAN qualifying fixture.

Nigeria beat Les Etalons 2-0 at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Saturday and will be hoping to get a good result in Ouagadougou, to qualify for the tournament in Rwanda.

Eighteen players are expected to be picked from the 23 currently in camp.

Coach Sunday Oliseh is likely to keep faith with the squad, who were involved in the first leg.

Goalkeepers Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Femi Thomas, defenders Austin Oboroakpo, Chima Akas, Orji Kalu, Jamiu Alimi as well as midfielders Bature Yaro, Ifeanyi Matthew, Usman Mohammed and Paul Onobi will make the trip.

Strikers Gbolahan Salami, Chisom Chikatara, Ezekiel Bassey and Osas Okoro are also expected to make the trip.

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