Oliseh picks 23 Eagles for African Nations Championship + CHAN Rwanda 2016 Fixtures

The head Coach of Nigeria Super Eagles today, releasesd the list of 23 players who will seek to do Nigeria proud by winning the African Nations Championship title in Rwanda.

Oliseh who has been away in Europe since the team’s 2018 World Cup qualifying tie against Swaziland due to illness, flew out of the country to South Africa to wait for his teachnical team and backroom staff who was in Nigeria preparing for the CHAN Championship which will be Nigeria's second appearance after their third place finish in the last edition held in South Africa under coach Stephen Keshi.

In Oliseh’s absence, assistant coaches, Jean Francois Loscuito and Salisu Yusuf, have been supervising the team’s training.

The 10 –day pre-Championship training camp has been arranged, alongside two friendly games against fellow Rwanda –bound Angola and Cote d’Ivoire on January 6 and 11 respectively.

Oliseh arrived South Africa ahead of the delegation.

The tournament is set to kick off in Rwanda on 16 January 2015 with the host Rwanda taking Ivory Coast.

Full Fixtures

Group A

1 Rwanda

2 Gabon

3 Morocco

4 Ivory Coast

16 January 2016

Rwanda vs Ivory Coast 15:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Gabon vs Morocco 18:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

20 January 2016

Rwanda vs Gabon 15:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Morocco vs Ivory Coast 18:00  

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

24 January 2016

Morocco vs Rwanda 16:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Ivory Coast vs Gabon 16:00

Stade Huye, Butare

Group B

1 DR Congo

2 Angola

3 Cameroon

4 Ethiopia

17 January 2016

DR Congo vs Ethiopia 15:00

Stade Huye, Butare

Angola vs Cameroon 18:00

Stade Huye, Butare

21 January 2016

DR Congo vs Angola 15:00

Stade Huye, Butare

Cameroon vs Ethiopia 18:00

Stade Huye, Butare

25 January 2016

Cameroon vs DR Congo 16:00

Stade Huye, Butare

Ethiopia vs Angola 16:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Group C

1 Tunisia

2 Nigeria

3 Niger

4 Guinea

18 January 2016

Tunisia vs Guinea 15:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Nigeria vs Niger 18:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

22 January 2016

Tunisia vs Nigeria 15:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Niger vs Guinea 18:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

26 January 2016

Niger vs Tunisia 16:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Guinea vs Nigeria 16:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Group D

1 Zimbabwe

2 Mali

3 Uganda

4 Zambia

19 January 2016

Zimbabwe vs Zambia 15:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Mali vs Uganda 18:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

23 January 2016

Zimbabwe vs Mali 15:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Uganda vs Zambia 18:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

27 January 2016

Uganda vs Zimbabwe 16:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Zambia vs Mali 16:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Quarter-finals

30 January 2016

Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B 15:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A 18:00

Stade Huye, Butare

31 January 2016

Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D 15:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C 18:00

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

SEMI-FINALS

3 February 2016

Winner (Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B) vs Winner (Winner Group D vs Runner-up Group C) 16:00

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

4 February 2016

Winner (Winner Group C vs Runner-up Group D) vs Winner (Winner Group B vs Runner-up

Group A) 16:00

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

The Eagles will campaign in Group C of this year’s championship alongside 2011 winners Tunisia, Niger Republic and Guinea, with matches to be played at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo, Kigali.

Nigeria will be missing the services of dependable striker Gbolahan Salami who wants to finalize a deal to a foreign club in Europe which will rule him out of the Championship exclusively meant for players playing in their country's league.

NIGERIA’S SQUAD FOR CHAN

Goalkeepers

Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars);

Olufemi Thomas (Enyimba FC);

Okiemute Odah (Warri Wolves)

Defenders

Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors);

Kalu Orji Okogbue (Enugu Rangers);

Jamiu Alimi (Shooting Stars);

Mathew Etim (Enugu Rangers);

Chima Akas (Sharks FC);

Stephen Eze (Sunshine Stars);

Christopher Madaki Maichibi (Giwa FC);

Samson Gbadebo (Lobi Stars)

Midfielders

Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors);

Paul Onobi (Sunshine Stars);

Usman Mohammed (FC Taraba);

Yaro Bature (Nasarawa United);

Bartholomew Ibenegbu (Warri Wolves);

Ibrahim Attah Salau (Shooting Stars)

Forwards

Osas Okoro (Enugu Rangers);

Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC);

Tunde Adeniji (Sunshine Stars);

Bright Onyedikachi (FC IfeanyiUbah);

Chisom Chikatara (Abia Warriors);

Prince Aggrey (Sunshine Stars)

Nigeria's first match is on 18th of January, against Niger Republic.

Compiled by Adekunle Adewale