Rohr drops 4 players as Eagles leave for London (Punch)

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr on Wednesday reduced his  30-man provisional squad  for the Russia 2018 World Cup to 25 players. The German dropped  domestic  league  top scorer Junior Lokosa, Standard Liege midfielder Uche Agbo,  Lokomotiv Plovdiv defender Stephen Eze and Plateau United Dele Ajiboye.  Twenty-three players will make the final squad. Meanwhile, Rohr left Abuja with 24 players   for London ahead of Saturday’s friendly match  against  England  at Wembley. The NFF said in a statement that  Mikel  Obi, Ogenyi Onazi,  Kenneth Omeruo,  Ahmed Musa, Bryan Idowu, Tyronne Ebuehi, Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi,  Ikechukwu Ezenwa,  Ola Aina, Leon Balogun, Shehu Abdullahi, Joel Obi, William Troost-Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem and  Elderson Echiejile were on the chartered flight that conveyed the players to London. Read more

 

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