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After
putting up a splendid display for the Super Eagles in his debut
appearance against the Leone stars last February, and scoring one of the
two goals on the night, Warri Wolves striker, Ekigho Ehiosun, has been
drafted to join the National U-23 team.

The team is
currently preparing for the2012 Olympic Games qualifying match against
Equatorial Guinea, slated for the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Saturday,
March 26.

Head Coach, Austin
Eguavoen, welcomed Ehiosun and AC Milan’s Nnamdi Oduamadi, who were
initially invited to the Super Eagles camp by Samson Siasia but were
yesterday released to help the U-23 side in their quest to get one of
the three tickets allocated to the continent. All the foreign-based
players invited to the camp of the national U-23 team by Eguavoen are
expected in Benin City today ahead of a friendly match against Insurance
FC of Benin.

The 12 players will
join up with 18 domestic League players as preparation intensifies for
Saturday’s must win encounter. Among the foreign based players called up
by the former Super Eagles’ skipper are former U-17 World Cup winning
captain, Haruna Lukman, U-20 World Cup captain, Jude Ighalo, Nosakhare
Igiebor, Nurudeen Orelesi, Ibok Edet, Dele Ajiboye, Obiora Nwankwo,
Chukwuma Akabueze, Rabiu Ibrahim, Ganiyu Oseni and Danny Uchechi.