Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Yussuf drill Chikatara, others for Egypt

By Rasaq Oboirien
ASSISTANT Super Eagles coach, Salisu Yussuf on Tuesday drilled Wydad Casablanca new signing, Chisom Chikatara whose arrival shot the Eagles camp to 19, reports NaijaSportsXtra.
The Kolanut Boy who bagged the only hat-trick at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda and his mates had two training sessions at the practice pitch of the Abuja National Stadium for the Gabon 2017 AFCON double header against Egypt in Kaduna on March 25 and visit the Pharaohs in Alexandria on Tuesday, March 29.

They are to training in Abuja before moving down to Kaduna were the Europe based stars of Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, captain Ahmed Musa and 19 others will join them.
The squad will then finally be cut down to a final list of 22.
Egypt, seven times AFCON kings top the Group G table with six points, two more than the Eagles who are in second place.


19 Home Based Players in Camp:
Ikechukuwa Ezenwa
Olufemi Thomas
Emmanuel Daniel
Austin Obaroakpo
Kalu Orgi
Chibuzor Okonkwo
Etim Matthew
Sincere Seth
Chima Akas
Oke Ogogatewho
Ifeanyi Matthew
Etebo Oghenekaro
Chris Madaki
Yau Hassan
Ezekiel Bassey
Prince Aggreh
Bright Onyedikachi
Chisom Chikatara
Godwin Obaje