Enyimba star Anayo Iwuala leads NPFL stars for Mexico friendly

Enyimba winger Anayo Iwuala, who has already won four caps with the Super Eagles, has headed a 25-man squad of NPFL stars selected for next month’s friendly against Mexico in Los Angeles, USA.

Three–time African champions Nigeria will clash with the CONCACAF Gold Cup holders on Saturday, July 3 at the famous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in what is part of the Mexican’s MexTour Series that will see them play three matches before clashing with Nigeria.

Also invited are Rivers United ace defender Ifeanyi Anaemena, Enyimba, midfielder Ekundayo Ojo and forwards Ibrahim Olawoyin (Rangers International) and Stephen Jude (Kwara United).

The players are expected to report at the Serob Legacy Hotel, Wuye, Abuja, on Tuesday with their travel documents.

Only 22 of them will travel to the United States of America for the glamour friendly.

The match, which kicks off at 7.30pm LA time will be the sixth confrontation between the senior teams of both countries, four of which have ended in draws. The only win in the series has gone to Mexico, when they trumped a US Gold Cup encounter in Dallas (State of Texas) 2-1 on 24th June 1995.

The Squad:

Goalkeepers: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Heartland FC); John Noble (Enyimba FC)

Defenders: Olisa Ndah (Akwa United); Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors);

Tope Olusesi (Rangers International); Ifeanyi Anaemena (Rivers

United); Christopher Nwaeze (Kwara United); Enyinnaya Kazie (Rivers

United); Mohammed Zirkiflu (Plateau United); Imoh Ubot (Enyimba FC);

Tebo Franklin Degaulle (Nasarawa United); Lawal Oriyomi Murtala (Kwara

United)

Midfielders: Anthony Shimaga (Rangers International); Seth Mayi (Akwa

United); Uche Nwasonaya (Plateau United); Samuel Nnoshiri (Katsina

United); Ekundayo Ojo (Enyimba FC)

Forwards: Anayo Iwuala (Enyimba FC); Stephen Jude (Kwara United);