Another explosion on the Escarvos to Lagos Gas Pipeline was reported again Thursday, barely four days after five power plants resumed operations following an earlier incident which led to them shutting down. The five power plants affected are Egbin 1,320MW; Olorunsogo NIPP 676MW, Olorunsogo 338MW, Omotosho NIPP 450MW, Omotosho 338 MW and Paras 60MW power…
Ahead of the opening match of the 5th edition of the Total African Nations Championship Morocco 2018, the squad list of the 16 participating teams has been finalized as confirmed by CAF.
Nigeria’s 23-man list which arrived in Casablanca, Morocco for the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) on Tuesday include; Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Oladele Ajiboye (Plateau United); Theophilus Afelokhai (Enyimba FC) Defenders: Osas Okoro (Rangers International); Daniel James (Plateau United); Kalu Orji Okogbue (Rangers International); Ikouwem Utin (Enyimba FC); Abdullahi Musa (Wikki Tourists); Timothy Danladi (Katsina United); Ifeanyi Nweke (Kano Pillars); Stephen Eze (Kano Pillars) Midfielders: Ifeanyi Ifeanyi (Akwa United); Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars); Augustine Oladapo (Enyimba FC); Ekundayo Ojo (Sunshine Stars) Forwards: Emeka Atuloma (Rivers United); Anthony Okpotu (Lobi Stars); Eneji Moses (Plateau United); Ibrahim Mustapha (Enyimba FC); Emeka Ogbuh (Rivers United); Sunday Faleye (Akwa United); Nura Muhammed (El-Kanemi Warriors); Okechukwu Gabriel (Akwa United) Click here to see the 23-man squad list of the remaining 15 teams for the final tournament scheduled from January 13 to February 4, 2018.
As expected, goalkeeper and skipper Ikechukwu Ezenwa will wear the No 1 jersey for Nigeria at the CHAN tournament, while experienced midfielder Rabiu Ali will wear the No 10, according to the squad numbers for the competition released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday.
Second choice goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye has jersey No 16 and the third goalkeeper on the squad, Theophilus Afelokhai, will have jersey No 23, while NPFL Goal King Anthony Okpotu spots the No 9 shirt at the CHAN.
The full squad numbers
Shirt No. Name Jersey Name Position Birthdate Current Club
1 IKECHUKWU VINCENT EZENWA
2 OSADEBAMWEN MOSES OKORO
3 DANIEL JAMES James
4 EMEKA FRANCIS ATULOMA
5 KALU ORJI OKOGBUE
6 STEPHEN EZE
7 CHUKWUDIEBUBE EMEKA OGBUGH
8 IFEANYI IFEANYI
9 ANTHONY OKPOTU
10 RABIU ALI
11 ENEJI PETER MOSES
12 IKOUWEM UDO UTIN
13 IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA
14 TIMOTHY DANLADI
15 EKUNDAYO SOLOMON OJO
16 OLADELE MUNIRU AJIBOYE
17 IFEANYI SAMUEL NWEKE
18 AUGUSTINE TUNDE OLADAPO
19 ABDULLAHI TAYO MUSA
20 MOHAMMED MOHAMMED NUR
21 SUNDAY ADEYEMI FALEYE
22 OKECHUKWU GABRIEL
23 THEOPHILUS AFELOKHAI