2021 AFCON Qualifier: Dessers, Ehizibue Get Eagles Invite

Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has arranged the Super Eagles’ roster for the quick-double 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone this month.

Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, vice-captain William Ekong and veteran defender Kenneth Omeruo in his 24-man Super Eagle’s roster  for the 2021 Africa Cup. There are also goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Leon Balogun and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forwards Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen in the list of three goalkeepers, eight defenders, five midfielders and eight forwards.

Ekohotblog understands that Germany -based defender Kingsley Ehizibue, on the books of FC Koln, and Holland-based forward Cyril Dessers have been called up for the first time, while England-based former U17 World Cup winner Kelechi Iheanacho returns to the fold.

Gernot Rohr said, with a maximum six points from their first two matches of the campaign, in a somewhat comfortable lead in their pool Nigeria, will hosts the Leone Stars at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on March 27 before flying to Freetown to confront the Stars at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in the return four days later.

All invited players, as well as technical and administrative officials, are to report in the Delta State capital on March 23. Victory in both games will virtually guarantee Nigeria a spot at the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Cameroon early next year, ahead of their away clash to the Benin Republic in Porto Novo in June and a home tie against Lesotho early September.