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Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has released a list of 19 home-based players ahead of a 4th African Nations Championship final qualifying fixture against Burkina Faso in October.

The players who will resume camp in Port Harcourt on Monday include top joint-scorer in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League season, Tunde Adeniji. He’s joined by Warri Wolves’ ace Gbolahan Salami, Solomon Kwambe, Idris Aloma, Usman Mohammed, Ezekiel Bassey and Bature Yaro.

There are also goalkeepers David Obiazor and Okemute Odah, defenders Kalu Orji and Jamiu Alimi, former junior international midfielder Ifeanyi Mathew and forwards Dayo Ojo and Godwin Obaje.

The first leg of the clash with the Etalons is at the Adokiye Amiesieamaka Stadium on Sunday, October 18 while the return leg comes up in Ouagadougou on Sunday, October 25.

The six home-based players who will be in Belgium with the full senior squad for the two international friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon, on October 8 and 11 will join the 19 players on their return to the country on Monday, October 12.

The players are goalkeepers Femi Thomas (Enyimba FC) and Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Sunshine Stars), defenders Chima Akas (Sharks FC) and Austin Oboroakpo (Abia Warriors), midfielder Paul Onobi (Sunshine Stars) and forward Prince Aggrey (Sunshine Stars).

THE LIST

Goalkeepers

David Obiazor (Heartland FC); Okemute Odah (Warri Wolves)

Defenders

Kalu Orji (Enugu Rangers); Solomon Kwambe (Warri Wolves); Idris Aloma (Enyimba FC); Samson Gbadebo (Lobi Stars); Jamiu Alimi (Shooting Stars); Stephen Eze (Sunshine Stars)

Midfielders

Abdulrazaq Abdul (Enyimba FC); Ifeanyi Mathew (El-Kanemi Warriors); Usman Mohammed (FC Taraba); Bature Yaro (Nasarawa United); Osas Okoro (Enugu Rangers)

Forwards

Ezekiel Bassey (Enyimba FC); Gbolahan Salami (Warri Wolves); Godwin Obaje (Wikki Tourists); Tunde Adeniji (Sunshine Stars); Bright Onyedikachi (FC IfeanyiUbah); Dayo Ojo (Sunshine Stars)