Qatar 2022 Qualifier: Rohr Invites Ahmed Musa, William Ekong And 21 Others For CAR Doubleheader

By Daily Sports on October 1, 2021

 

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has invited team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 21 others for the 2022 FIFA World Cup double qualifying matches against the Central African Republic in Lagos and Douala next week.

The Day 3 encounter will take place at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Thursday, 7th October with the Day 4 match holding in Douala, Cameroon on Sunday, 10th October.  

After earning maximum six points from their first two matches of the campaign (against Liberia in Lagos and against Cape Verde in Mindelo earlier this month), the Eagles need another six points against the central Africans and Rohr has largely kept faith with the troops that delivered in a September to remember.  

Goalkeepers Maduka Okoye, Francis Uzoho and Daniel Akpeyi return, just as defenders William Ekong, Abdullahi Shehu, Chidozie Awaziem, Leon Balogun, Jamilu Collins, Olaoluwa Aina and Kenneth Omeruo. 

Added to the rearguard now are Kevin Akpoguma, who missed the last games due to illness, and new call-up Calvin Ughelumba of Glasgow Rangers FC in Scotland.

With midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo out due to injury, Frank Onyeka and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo are expected to replicate their firm handling of things in the middle in Mindelo, when Central African Republic comes calling on Thursday and in Douala on Sunday. Rohr has now listed England –based duo Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho in the midfield.

Captain Musa leads the line, with in-form Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen, Chidera Ojuke, Paul Onuachu and Samuel Kalu also called. 

Victory in both games will all but guarantee the Super Eagles’ passage to the crucial knockout rounds scheduled for March 2022, which will produce Africa’s five representatives at the 2022 World Cup. 

THE FULL LIST

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands).

Defenders: Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Jamilu Collins (SC Paderborn 07, Germany); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Calvin Ughelumba (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany).

Midfielders: Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Innocent Bonke (Malmo FF, Sweden); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England). 

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagümrük, Turkey); Samuel Kalu (FC Bordeaux, France); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Paul Onuachu (KRC Genk, Belgium); Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia). (Channels TV)

•PHOTO: Super Eagles 

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 1, 2021


 

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