AFCON Qualifier: Etebo, Aribo Returns As Rohr Invites 24 players

  AFCON Qualifier: Etebo, Aribo Returns As Rohr Invites 24 players By Sampson Adedeji Ahead of the 2021 African Cup Of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone, Nigeria's Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has listed 24 players for the matches, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Injured but recovered Galatasaray and Rangers midfielders, Etebo Oghenekaro and Joe Aribo staged a return to the team respectively after both missed the international friendly matches against Algeria and Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. FC Lugano goalkeeper Sebastien Osigwe received his first call up while the trio of Mattew Yakubu, Dele Alampasu and Tobias Lawal were left out Notable absent from the team are Genk of Belgium striker, Cyril Dessers and Paul Onuachu, though the later was listed as one of the standby. Newly recovered goalkeeper Francis Uzoho was listed as one of the standby alongside SD Huesca playmaker Kelechi Nwakali, Tijani Samson, Shehu Abdullahi, Ramon Azeez and Paul Onuachu. Nigeria will face Leone Star on the match day 3 of the qualifier at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin, before traveling to Freetown for the match day 4. The former Africa champion is leading the group with maximum 6 points after defeating Benin Republic and Lesotho in the match day 1 and 2.