The Green Eagles of Nigeria, also referred to as the Home based Super Eagles senior national will resume training camp in Abuja for their two international friendly matches against Cote d’Ivoire and Sudan on Tuesday.
The friendly matches will be a sort of compensation for Nigerian football fans, since the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Equatorial Guinea.
Nigeria will not be defending the title they won in the last edition of the championship after failing to win crucial qualifiers against Congo and South Africa.
The Green Eagles will be led by assistant coach Daniel Amokachi to confront 1992 African champions Cote d’Ivoire on 11th January. They will take on Falcons of Sudan on 19th of the same month.
The players had an earlier planned resumption date for Sunday, 28the December but it was postponed till 30th December after Mali backed down from participating befor Sudan agreed to face the Super Eagles.
The players have been instructed to arrive at their usual abode at Bolton White Apartment, Zone 7, Abuja with their international passports and four passport photographs by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Following the call to camp, NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu warned the invited players against lateness to camp.
He explained that the friendly games billed to be played at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates were planned to start up the building of a new Super Eagles squad from the home front as well as to expose the Green Eagles.
“All the players are expected in camp latest by Tuesday. Lateness will not be condoned as any player who does will face the penalty. We accepted the friendly games in UAE to expose the home based players despite the country failed to qualify for the 2015 African Cup of Nations,” Musa Amadu said on Radio Nigeria.
“We have no time to waste as we think we need to begin to build a national team from the domestic league. Same time, we are working round the clock to make sure that the Super Eagles will have opponents for all the FIFA windows available in year 2015 and we are happy that the two games with the Ivorians and the Malians .
“The two games against Ivory Coast and Sudan will be good for the home based Super Eagles. As you all know, Cote d’Ivoire are serious contenders and will be fielding their strongest team against Nigeria in the friendly, that will be a competitive test for the players.
The players invites are:
Invited players are:
Goalkeepers: Chigozie Agbim (Gombe United); Daniel Akpeyi (Warri Wolves); Theophilus Afelokhai (Kano Pillars)
Defenders: Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars); Idris Aloma (El-Kanemi FC); Chimma Akas (Sharks FC); Nelson Ogbonna (Heartland FC); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves); Erhun Obanor (Bendel Insurance); Bright Esieme (Enyimba FC); Umar Zango (Kano Pillars)
Midfielders: Ammel Angel Wilfred (Kogi United); Joseph Nathaniel (Sharks FC); Charles Henlong (Giwa FC); Stanley Dimgba (Warri Wolves); Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars); Chinedu Udeaga (Enugu Rangers); Emem Eduok (Dolphins FC); Kingsley Sokari (Enyimba FC)
Forwards: Mfon Udoh (Enyimba FC); Gbolahan Salami (Warri Wolves); Osaguona Christian (Enugu Rangers); Gambo Muhammad (Kano Pillars); Christian Obiozor (Enugu Rangers)
