Keshi Announces Nigeria’s Confederations Cup Squad

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has announced Nigeria’s Confederations Cup squad. He made nine changes from the 23-man team that lifted the African Cup of Nations earlier in the year. With Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses missing through injury, Keshi opted for youth instead of experienced, leaving out International stars like Joseph Yobo, Osaze Odemwingie and Obafemi Martins. The squad list, released by the country’s football governing body, the Nigerian Football Federation, on Friday, consists of four uncapped players plus five more who made their debut for the Super Eagles in a friendly against the Tri Color of Mexico a week ago. Nigeria will face Namibia in a World Cup qualifier next Wednesday in Windhoek before jetting off to Brazil to take on Tahiti, Uruguay and Spain at the Confederations Cup.   Nigeria’s Full Squad: Goalkeepers: 1-Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv), 16-Austin Ejide (Hapoel Beer Sheva), 23-Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers) Defenders: 2-Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars), 3-Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga), 5-Efe Ambrose (Celtic), 6-Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), 12-Solomon Kwambe ( Sunshine Stars), 21-Francis Benjamin (Heartland FC), 22-Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag) Midfielders: 4-John Ogu (Academica Coimbra), 10-John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), 13-Fegor Ogude (Valerenga), 17-Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio), 18-Emeka Eze (Enugu Rangers), 19-Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers) Forwards: 7-Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow), 8-Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev), 9-Joseph Akpala (Werder Bremen), 11-Muhammad Gambo (Kano Pillars), 14-Anthony Ujah (FC Cologne), 15-Michael Babatunde (FC Kryvbas) 20-Nnamdi Oduamadi (Varese)