Olympic qualifiers: Seven NPFL players in squad for DR Congo clash
Seven Nigeria Premier Football League players have made Nigeria’s 23-man Olympic Eagles squad for the 2028 Olympic Games qualifying double-header against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Seven Nigeria Premier Football League players have made Nigeria’s 23-man Olympic Eagles squad for the 2028 Olympic Games qualifying double-header against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
They were picked from 24 league players who attended a two-week training camp in Ikenne. The seven are Aderemi Adeoye, Atata Michael, Clinton Andy, Muiz Adeleke, Odinaka Alfred, Ochobi Elias and Sugau Aliyu.
The other 17 were released on Saturday morning to rejoin their clubs for this weekend’s league fixtures.
The Olympic Eagles play the first leg at the TP Mazembe Stadium in Lubumbashi on Friday, November 13, which will be behind closed doors for security reasons. The return leg is at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne on Tuesday, November 17.
The team beat Grassrunners FC 3-1 in a friendly on Friday and is due to leave for DR Congo on Monday. The winner over two legs will face either Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone in the next round.
Peter, who has been covering sports for PUNCH for close to two years, focuses on combat sports reporting, special features and human angle stories
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