Siasia picks six home-based players for Egypt duel….

Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has picked six home based players out of the lot to make up the team to face Egypt in this month’s all important African Nations Cup qualifier. The selected players are Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Kalu Orji, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Matthew Etim, Ifeanyi Matthew and Oghenekaro Etebo. These players will join up with the overseas-based players who will start arriving today for the clash against Egypt. Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi has tweeted that he has landed in Abuja this morning.  It was rumored that England is planning to lure Alex back to the English team as he has only played friendly games for Nigeria. The rumor is now quashed as Alex has come and might likely play in an official game for Nigeria this time given his recent form for Arsenal. Defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Leon Balogun are out of the matches due to injury. The Eagles will host Egypt on Friday March 25 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna and face them again in Alexandria, Egypt four days later. Egypt top Group G with six points from two games, two points ahead of the Eagles who are second on four points and the same number of games.

 

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