Obuh Invites NPL Stars For Flying Eagles

John Obuh has called up 19 players from the Nigerian Premier League into his 34-man African Youth Championship preparatory squad. 

Nigeria have been drawn with world champions Ghana, along with Cameroon and Gambia to the tournament which holds in Libya from March 18 to April 1.

Rangers lead the selection with four players. Heartland, Enyimba and 3SC have 3 players each. Supplying two players each to the squad are Niger Tornadoes, Sunshine Stars and Warri Wolves.

All 34 players have never previously featured at national level and are expected to provide competition for the existing group of players, which Obuh carried over from his Under 17 World Cup silver medal-winning squad of 2009.

The players are expected to report to camp tomorrow at the FIFA Technical Centre, Abuja.

The Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Biodun Akande (3SC, Ibadan), Chinedu Anthony (Heartland FC)

Defenders: Tochukwu Onyemachi (Orlu Utd), Chima Ulocha (Abia Warriors), Ayuba Job (Bayelsa Utd), Zikiye Jonathan (Bayelsa Utd), James Akoto (Ansfed Utd), Effiong Ekom (Unicem Rovers), Ganiyu Ogungbe (Gateway FC), Ogochukwu Benjamin, Chimas Okas (3SC)

Midfielders: Ikenna Charles (Enyimba FC), Obama Kadiri Ahmed (Enyimba FC), Kawu Mohammed (Tornadoes), Oluwatosin Yinusa (Sunshine Stars), Chinedu Sunday (Rangers), Kelechi Okoyomo (UNTH FC), Uchenna Nwobodo (Ansfed FC), Ifeanyi Amaobi (Unicem Rovers), Eze Emeka (Rangers)

Attackers: Nonso Elias Lala (Enyimba FC), Odili Tosin (Tornadoes), Abiodun Kayode (Sunshine Stars), Andrew Abalogun (Abia Warriors), Brendan Ogbu (Rangers), Innocent Nwofor (Rangers), Ibukun Ugo (Gateway FC), Iribiso Okechukwu, Tochukwu Mbachu (Warri Wolves), Usman Umar, Ahmed Yahaya (Nasarawa Utd), Hamzat Jamiu (Heartland FC), Nwachukwu Obinna (Heartland FC).