International Friendly: Omeruo, Abdullahi Back As Rohr Picks Azeez, Olayinka For Brazil - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 27, 2019
Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohrhas picked midfielder Ramon Azeez and forward Peter Olayinka in Nigeria’s twentythree-man squad for the international friendly with five -time world championsBrazil in Singapore on Sunday, 13October.
Rohr also have defenders KennethOmeruo, Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem back from injury. WhileGoalkeepers Francis Uzoho, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Maduka Okoye are retained, butLeon Balogun and Russia -based Bryan Idowu are left out of the defenceequation.
In another development, the GoldenEaglets surrendered a 2-1 advantage at the end of first half to second halfperformance from Senegal to lose 4-2 in their last group game at the UEFA/CAFUnder-17 tournament in Turkey.
The Eaglets went into the gamedictating the pace and opened scoring in the 13minute through redhot attacker, Olakunle Olusegun to make it his third goal in the tournament.