Battle of Catalonia: Keshi marshals out home boys against Barca stars (the team list)

News Express |2nd Jan 2013 | 4,370
Battle of Catalonia: Keshi marshals out home boys against Barca stars (the team list)

To say that Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi (see photo) has heart is to state the obvious. He is showing it once more by marshalling out mainly home-based players in his starting eleven in tonight’s international friendly against Catalonia of Spain.

This is despite the fact that the Catalonians are fielding a team dominated by Barcelona stars (10) and seven from Espayol, on whose ground the match starting between 7pm and 8pm Nigerian time would be played.

Below are the team lists:

Eagles start list against Catalonia

  1. Chigozie Agbim
  2. Godfrey Oboabona
  3. Benjamin Francis
  4. Fegor Ogude
  5. Solomon Kwambe
  6. Azubuike Egwueke
  7. Brown Ideye
  8. Bright Dike
  9. Ejike Uzoenyi

10. Ogenyi Onazi

11. Sunday Mba.
Reserves:

12. Ahmed Musa

13. Emmanuel Emenike

14. Kenneth Omeruo

15. Ikechukwu Uche

16. Akpeyi Daniel

17. Henry Uche

18. Lawal Raheem

19. Rabiu Ibrahim

20. Papa Idris

The Catalonian team list

  1. Victor Valdes
  2. Xavi Hernandez
  3. Carlos Puyol
  4. Gerard Pique
  5. Sergio Busquets
  6. Jordi Alba
  7. Martin Montoya
  8. Sergio Roberto
  9. Christian Tello

10. Marc Bartra

11. Joan Verdi

12. Joan Capdevilla

13. Sergio Garcia

14. Kiko Casilas

15. Raul Rodriguez

16. Victor Sanchez

17. Sergio Tejera

18. Bojan Rkic

19. Alvaro Vazquez

20. Jordi Amat

21. Francesco Medina ‘Piti’

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