FULL SQUAD & KICK OFF TIME: Nigeria vs Mexico Friendly Match Wed-05-2014

Competition: International friendly
Venue: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia.

Match time
8pm local time on Wednesday in Atlanta, which is 2am in Nigeria on Thursday.

Nigeria FULL SQUADS
Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama (Lille FC, France); Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)

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Defenders: Elderson Echiejile (Monaco FC, France); Efe Ambrose (Celtic FC, Scotland); Godfrey Oboabona (Rizespor, Turkey); Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves); Kenneth Omeruo (Middlesbrough FC, England); Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC, Israel); Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars); Joseph Yobo (Norwich City, England)[Replace with 25-year-old uncapped German-born defender Leon Balogun 2nd Dv Fortuna Dusseldorf]

Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea FC, England); Ogenyi Onazi (SS Lazio, Italy); Ramon Azeez (Almeria FC, Spain); Shehu Abdullahi (Kano Pillars); Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United, England); Victor Moses (Liverpool FC, England); Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahce FC. Turkey); Obinna Nsofor (Chievo Verona, Italy); *Bright Dike (Toronto FC, Canada), Imoh Ezekiel (Standard Liege, Belgium); Michel Uchebo (Cercle Brugge, Belgium)

Interestingly the organisers said that more than 60,000 tickets had been sold for the game, in what will be the largest crowd ever to attend a football match in Atlanta. The previous record was 54,229 for the 2013 Gold Cup double header at the Georgia Dome.

Mexico, No. 21 in FIFA’s world rankings, is in a World Cup group that includes Brazil, Croatia and Cameroon. Meanwhile Nigeria, No. 47 in FIFA’s rankings, is in a group that includes Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Iran.

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