Nigeria Premier Football League chairman, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has urged players invited for the African Nations Championship qualifiers, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Coach Austin Eguaveon invited 30 players from the NPFL for the clash against Ghana as revealed by the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday.
And Egbeleye asked the players to uplift the image of the league by not just qualifying for the tournament, but also seeking to win the title.
“As the best of the NPFL, you are expected to give a very good account by not only going past the qualifiers but also contesting for the title at the finals”, the NPFL Chairman charged the team.
The list of 30 players has veteran Rabiu Ali of Kano Pillars on the list. There is also goalkeeper Kayode Bankole, Rivers United defender Steven Mayo, Abia Warriors’ exciting forward Sunday Megwo, Enyimba goalkeeper Henry Ozoemena, Remo Stars’ wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Enugu Rangers’ midfield ace Kazeem Ogunleye and Nasarawa United forward Anas Yusuf.
Victor Collins, the Nasarawa United defender called up for last month’s 2025 AFCON qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda, and Plateau United’s Adamu Abubakar, are also called up.
The players are to arrive at the Remo Stars Sports Institute, Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State on Wednesday, 4th December 2024, where the team will train ahead of the first leg of the qualification fixture against Ghana’s Black Stars B, billed for the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, 22nd December.
The second leg will take place at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Saturday, 28th December.
Uche Dozie