The Super Eagles arrived Rouen on Wednesday morning as they get
set to face the Eagles of Mali in Friday's international friendly billed for Stade Robert
Diochon. It will be a tale of which Eagle can soar most and fly highest since both sides are named Eagles.
The Nigerian delegation of eight players and 10 officials left Abuja on Tuesday night after they were issued visas to the European country.
“We are now in France and we thank God for journey mercies,” assistant coach Kennedy Boboye said.
“In a bit, we will be addressing the players and head straight for business.”
The three-time African champions will face Les Aigles on Friday – a game which serves as warm for the Super Eagles ahead 2018 Fifa World Cup Russia after missing out of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria last played Mali in February 2013, when Stephen Keshi’s men silenced them 4-1 in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia with Brown Ideye, Elderson Echiejile, Emmanuel Emenike and Ahmed Musa finding the back of the net with Cheick Diarra getting the consolation at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban.
Coach Alain Giresse will be hoping to avenge the defeat and he has called up 23 players for the encounter. The squad is made up of three local based professionals and 20 foreign based players without inspirational skipper Seydou Keita.
The team is made up of three goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders and six forwards.
Birama Toure, Molla Wague, Youssouf Kone and Tongo Doumbia were not picked for the crunch encounter while Werder Bremen's’ Sambou Yatabare is ruled out to injury.
FULL LIST
Goalkeepers
Oumar Sissoko (Orleans, France), Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien, Mali)Aly Yirango (FC Challans, France).
Defenders
Salif Coulibaly ( TP Mazembe, DR Congo) and Cheick Keita (Virtues Entella, Italy)Maruis Hamed Assako (Eleven Creators, Mali), Hamari Traoré (Reims, France), Ousmane Coulibaly (Platanias, Greece) and Ousseynou Cissé (Beveren-Waaslande, Belgium) Mohamed Konate (Renaissance Berkane, Morocco).
Midfielders
Idrissa Traoré (Vita Club, DR Congo), Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace, England) Abdoulaye Sissoko (Esperance Sportive of Tunisia) and Abdoulaye Traoré (Djoliba AC, Mali) Mamoutou N’Diaye (Rs Antwerp, Belgium), Yacouba Sylla (Rennes, France), Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux, France).
Forwards
Kalifa Coulibaly (Gent, Belgium), Cheick Tidiane Diabaté (Bordeaux, France), Moussa Doumbia (Rostov, Russia) Tiécoro Keita (Paris FC, France) Modibo Maiga (Al Nasr Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Abdoulaye Diaby (FC Bruges, Belgium).
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The Nigerian delegation of eight players and 10 officials left Abuja on Tuesday night after they were issued visas to the European country.
“We are now in France and we thank God for journey mercies,” assistant coach Kennedy Boboye said.
“In a bit, we will be addressing the players and head straight for business.”
The three-time African champions will face Les Aigles on Friday – a game which serves as warm for the Super Eagles ahead 2018 Fifa World Cup Russia after missing out of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria last played Mali in February 2013, when Stephen Keshi’s men silenced them 4-1 in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia with Brown Ideye, Elderson Echiejile, Emmanuel Emenike and Ahmed Musa finding the back of the net with Cheick Diarra getting the consolation at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban.
Coach Alain Giresse will be hoping to avenge the defeat and he has called up 23 players for the encounter. The squad is made up of three local based professionals and 20 foreign based players without inspirational skipper Seydou Keita.
The team is made up of three goalkeepers, seven defenders, seven midfielders and six forwards.
Birama Toure, Molla Wague, Youssouf Kone and Tongo Doumbia were not picked for the crunch encounter while Werder Bremen's’ Sambou Yatabare is ruled out to injury.
FULL LIST
Goalkeepers
Oumar Sissoko (Orleans, France), Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien, Mali)Aly Yirango (FC Challans, France).
Defenders
Salif Coulibaly ( TP Mazembe, DR Congo) and Cheick Keita (Virtues Entella, Italy)Maruis Hamed Assako (Eleven Creators, Mali), Hamari Traoré (Reims, France), Ousmane Coulibaly (Platanias, Greece) and Ousseynou Cissé (Beveren-Waaslande, Belgium) Mohamed Konate (Renaissance Berkane, Morocco).
Midfielders
Idrissa Traoré (Vita Club, DR Congo), Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace, England) Abdoulaye Sissoko (Esperance Sportive of Tunisia) and Abdoulaye Traoré (Djoliba AC, Mali) Mamoutou N’Diaye (Rs Antwerp, Belgium), Yacouba Sylla (Rennes, France), Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux, France).
Forwards
Kalifa Coulibaly (Gent, Belgium), Cheick Tidiane Diabaté (Bordeaux, France), Moussa Doumbia (Rostov, Russia) Tiécoro Keita (Paris FC, France) Modibo Maiga (Al Nasr Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Abdoulaye Diaby (FC Bruges, Belgium).
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