W/Cup qualifier: Mandela Challege hero, Nwofor for Malawi game

W/Cup qualifier: Mandela Challege hero, Nwofor for Malawi game

VVV Venlo of Holland striker Uche Nwofor, is among the 18 foreign-based players listed by the Super Eagles for the September 7 World Cup qualifier against the Flames of Malawi, billed for the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar.
An informed source said that Nwofor, who emerged the hero of the Nelson Mandela Challenge
with a brace, stands a chance to pick a shirt in the squad given his devastating form.
Real Betis winger Nosa Igiebor is staging a comeback to the senior national team as he has
been listed by coach Stephen Keshi.
Also recalled is stand-in captain, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, who is to battle for number one shirt with age-long rival, Austin Ejide.
Ejide kept a clean slate in Nigeria's 2-0 win over South Africa in the Mandela Challenge on September 14 and his form if maintained could push Enyeama to the bench this time in Calabar.
Twenty-four home-based players headed by Godfrey Oboabona have been listed while only five of them would join the legion of foreign-based players for the game; as well as the international friendly against Burkina Faso scheduled to hold in Kaduna on September 10.
It is however, likely that the Sunshine Stars defender could come to Calabar as a foreign-based player if his transfer to Rizespor of Turkey scales through in no time.

FULL LIST OF FOREIGN-BASED PLAYERS:
Goalkeepers: Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers); Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland FC)
Defenders: Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves); Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars); Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars); Umar Zango (Kano Pillars); Benjamin Francis (Heartland FC); Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars); Chibuzor Okonkwo (Enugu Rangers); Yinka Adedeji (Sharks FC);
Ganiyu Ogungbe (Kwara United)
Midfielders: Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers); Solomon Jabason (Akwa United); Olufemi Oladapo (Shooting Stars); Etebo Oghene (Warri Wolves); Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars); Moses Orkuma (Lobi Stars)
Forwards: Muhammad Gambo (Kano Pillars); Ifeanyi Edeh (Enyimba FC); Mbah Ezekiel (Akwa United); Barnabas Imenger (Lobi Stars); Izu Azuka (Sunshine Stars); Dimgba Stanley (Kwara United); Osadaiye Joseph (Warri Wolves)

FULL LIST OF HOME-BASED PLAYERS:
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille FC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)
Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga, Portugal); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); James Okwuosa (Chippa United, South Africa)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Fegor Ogude (Valerenga FC, Norway); John Ogu (Academica de Coimbra, Portugal); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Nnamdi Oduamadi (AC Milan, Italy); Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis, Spain)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine); Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United, England); Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey); Obinna Nsofor (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia); Uche Nwofor (VVV Venlo, The Netherlands)
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