Omeruo In Turkish Team Of The Week

Super Eagles and Kasimpasa on-loan defender, Kenneth Omeruo, was named in Turkey Team of the Week for last weekend.
Omeruo was named alongside notable names like former African Footballer of the Year, Samuel Eto’o, who does now plays for Antalyaspor, and former Arsenal forward, Lukas Podolski, who joined Galatasaray this summer.
The on-loan Chelsea defender’s choice may not be unconnected to his solid debut performance for Kasımpaşa contributing towards his side recording a clean sheet in the 3-0 victory over Gaziantepspor.
On Monday, Omeruo was listed in coach Sunday Oliseh’s 18 foreign-based invitees ahead of next month’s African Cup of Nations qualifier agaisnt Tanzania.
The full list of the Turkey Team of the Week: Andreas Isaksson (Kasimpasa), Alex Telles (Galatasaray), Hasan Ali Kaldırım (Fenerbahce), Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa), Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray), Diego (Fenebahce), Samuel Etoo (Antalyaspor), Josef De Souza (Fenebahce), Oğuzhan Özyakup (Mersin), Aatif Chahechouhe(Sivasspor), Cenk Tosun (Besiktas)

Obi, Ighalo dropped as Oliseh calls up 18 foreign pros for Tanzania game

The Eagles’ handler reeled out list of foreign based stars for next month's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with the duo not making the cut

Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh has dropped England based John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Odion Ighalo from his list of foreign based professionals for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania.

Obi and Moses paid dearly for their inability to secure a regular place in Jose Morinho’s Chelsea as they were dropped from the team to face the Taifa Stars, while Ighalo who hit the bull’s eyes on his English Premier League debut for Watford was a surprise exclusion.

Emmanuel Emenike, Obiora Nwankwo and Haruna Lukman were handed a recall to the team, while Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, Izunna Uzochukwu, Emem Eduok, Sylvester Igboun and Moses Simon have been handed a first time call up.

Among the invited players are goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa, Joel Obi and Kenneth Omeruo for the match billed for Dar es Salam.

Others are Leon Balogun, Anthony Ujahh, Godfrey Oboabona, William Troost-Ekong and Rabiu Ibrahim.

The invited players who are expected before Monday, August 31 will join up with the 23 Nigeria topflight stars in camp.

The NPFL players in camp are Olufemi Thomas; David Obiazor, Ikechukwu Ezenwa; Orji Kalu; Solomon Kwambe ; Idris Aloma; Chima Akas; Nelson Ogbonnaya ; Samson Gbadebo ; Jamiu Alimi; Stephen Eze; Ifeanyi Mathew; Usman Mohammed.

The rest are Azubuike Okechukwu ; Lawson Ichul ; Kingsley Sokari ; Etebo Oghenekaro ; Ezekiel Bassey; Gbolahan Salami; Bright Ejike ; Tunde Adeniji ; Bright Onyedikachi and Prince Aggreh.


Full List of Invited Foreign-Based Players

Goalkeeper: Vincent Enyeama (Lille OSC, France); Carl Ikeme (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)

Defenders: Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia); Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey); William Troost Ekong (FK Haugesund, Norway); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa SK, Turkey)

Midfielders: Joel Obi (Torina FC, Italy); Izunna Ernest Uzochukwu (FC Amkar Perm, Russia); Obiora Nwankwo (Coimbra FC, Portugal); Lukman Haruna (Anzhi Machatsjkala, Russia); Rabiu Ibrahim (AS Trencin, Slovakia)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emem Eduok (Esperance ST, Tunisia); Emmanuel Emenike (Al Ain, UAE); Anthony Ujah (Werder Bremen, Germany); Sylvester Igboun (FC UFA, Russia); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium)

Super Eagles begin training for Tanzania game

The national team camp is in high spirit as preparations commenced for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Taifa Stars in Dar es Salam


Sunday Oliseh took charge of his first training as Super Eagles coach ahead of their upcoming 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania.

The side made up of local based professionals had a light work out at the National Stadium Abuja football pitch overseen by the technical crew including assistant coaches Jean Francois Losciuto, Salisu Yusuf as well as goalkeeper coach Alloysius Agu.

In the evening, the team did more of ball work with the NPFL stars showing lots of promises as they are eager to battle for a place in the squad to face the Taifa Stars.

The team will their third training on Wednesday morning.

Tanzania are in Turkey fine tuning their strategies for the make or break Afcon qualifier against the Super Eagles who defeated Chad 2-0 in the opening game of the qualifiers for Gabon 2017.