Super
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has unexpectedly left out Chelsea
midfielder Mikel Obi and other English Premier League players, except
for Wigan’s Victor Moses, out of the team that will face Namibia, Malawi
and Rwanda in the 2014 World Cup and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifiers in June.
Keshi, on Thursday, named 11 Europe-based
professionals that will join 18 of the 22 home-based players listed to
play the May 23 friendly with Peru.
Fenerbahce’s Joseph Yobo, who is
recuperating from an injury, top the list just as Montpellier’s John
Utaka and Rangers’ Sone Aluko made a return to the Eagles.
Others on the list are goalkeepers Vincent
Enyeama and Austin Ejide, Elderson Echiejile of FC Braga, Efe Ambrose of
Ashdod MS, Valerenga’s Fegor Ogude, CSKA’s Ahmed Musa and Ikechukwu
Uche of Granada.
Keshi explained to journalists that Mikel,
who will be featuring in Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern
Munich on Saturday, is still in his plans as he makes effort to rebuild
the Eagles.
“Mikel is in my plans but we will give other players the opportunity as well,” Keshi said.
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