Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi has recalled central defender Kenneth Omeruo for this month’s 2014 World Cup playoff against Ethiopia and an international friendly against Italy.
Nigeria will face the ‘Walyas Antelopes’ of Ethiopia on November 16 in a second leg playoff match for next year’s summer World Cup, before lining up against the Azzuris of Italy in a friendly billed for Craven Cottage- home of English club Fulham FC- two days later.
Omeruo has not featured for the Eagles since injuring his shoulder at June’s FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. He has fully recovered after undergoing surgery on the injury and has been training with the Chelsea squad.
Kilmarnock FC midfielder Gabriel Reuben, who had missed a larger chunk of Eagles’s matches due to long-term injuries, is the other notable addition to the squad that traveled to Addis Ababa last month, where the African champions emerged 2-1 winners.
The squad are expected at the Metropolitan Transcorp Hotel in Calabar from Monday November 11.
THE FULL LIST
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille FC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel); Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)
Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga, Portugal); Benjamin Francis (Heartland FC, Nigeria); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria); James Okwuosa (Chippa United, South Africa); Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor FC, Turkey); Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves, Nigeria)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); John Ogu (Academica de Coimbra, Portugal); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Nnamdi Oduamadi (AC Milan, Italy); Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis, Spain); Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria); Gabriel Reuben (Kilmarnock FC)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine); Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United, England); Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey); Uche Nwofor (SC Heerenveen, Netherlands); Obinna Nsofor (Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia)
