Off the wire
• China slams U.S., Philippine military deployment in South China Sea  • China, Nepal pledge closer cooperation for common development  • News Analysis: Violence looms as Shiite cleric followers stage sit-in outside Green Zone in Iraq  • News Analysis: China presses VAT reform for greater economic vitality  • Russia says to unilaterally monitor Syria truce if gets no response from U.S.  • EAC bloc on course to integrate capital markets  • DR Congo opposition parties oppose postponement of elections  • Sri Lanka mulls devolving powers to provinces  • 70 Al-Shabaab militants killed in N. Somalia: official  • Interview: Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism to boost China-Laos economic cooperation: entrepreneur  
You are here: 　 Home

Nigeria's foreign-based players in camp ahead of AFCON qualifier

Xinhua, March 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Nigeria's foreign-based players are beginning to arrive at the team's camp ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Egypt.

The match scheduled to take place in Kaduna on March 25, to be followed by another encounter in Alexandria, Egypt, on March 29.

Spokesperson for the team Toyin Ibitoye told reporters in Lagos, the country's economic hub that midfielder, Mikel Obi arrived Monday morning to raise the number of foreign players in camp to four.

The other players are Aminu Umar, Shehu Abdullahi and Alex Iwobi who arrived on Sunday.

Iwobi had scored a goal for Arsenal in the team's 2-0 win over Everton in English Premier League on Saturday.

Ibitoye said goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa and forward Oghenekaro Etebo were the only home-based players in camp out of the six home-based players left in coach Samson Siasia's list.

He said full training in preparation for the encounter would commence Tuesday morning, at the National Stadium, Abuja.

Nineteen other invited foreign-based players are expected to come later on Monday. Endit