AfCON 2013: Obafemi, Osaze Out As Keshi Lists 32 For Faro Camp AfCON 2013: Obafemi, Osaze Out As Keshi Lists 32 For Faro Camp

Finally the list of 32 players that will fight for a place in the available 23 slots in the Super Eagles squad to the 29th Orange Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa has been released by Stephen Keshi.

The list was made available following Keshi’s a meeting with the NFF Technical Committee in Abuja on Friday, where he defended his selection – a squad comprising 14 home-based professionals and 18 overseas-based players.
Already, the NFF has fine tuned plans for international friendlies with Catalonia and Cape Verde, the former to take place on January 2, 2013; while the clash with surprise Cup of Nations debutants, Cape Verde, will come up on January 9 – the deadline for submission of final list of 23 players for the showpiece event by CAF.
The full list of players
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheba, Israel); Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria); Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland FC, Nigeria)
Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (FC Braga, Portugal); Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC, Israel); Benjamin Francis (Heartland FC, Nigeria); Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahce, Turkey); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Solomon
Kwambe (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves, Nigeria); Danny Shittu (Millwall FC, England); Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag, Netherlands); Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars, Nigeria)
Midfielders: Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis, Spain); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Raheem Lawal (Adana Demirspor, Turkey); Obiora Nwankwo (Calcio Padova, Italy); Fegor Ogude
(Valerenga FC, Norway); Reuben Gabriel (Kano Pillars, Nigeria); Rabiu Ibrahim (Celtic FC, Scotland)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moscow, Russia); Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Uche Kalu (Rizespor, Turkey); Bright Dike
(Portland Timbers, USA); Shola Ameobi (Newcastle FC, England); Ikechukwu Uche (Villarreal FC, Spain); Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria); Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers, Nigeria)