Keshi Calls Ezekiel, Azeez and Uchebo Up for Mexico Friendly
Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has called up uncapped trio Imoh Ezekiel, Ramon Azeez and Michael Uchebo for the friendly with Mexico in Georgia, Atlanta on 5 March.
Standard Liege striker, Ezekiel has been in superb form this season, with nine league goals and appears to have caught Keshi’s eye. The 20-year old now has golden chance to force his way into Keshi’s 23-man squad for the World Cup in Brazil in the summer.
Belgium-based striker Uchebo, who has scored five league goals for Cercle Brugge this season, and midfielder Azeez -who has made 18 starts for Almeria in the Spanish La Liga this season , has already played for Nigeria at the Fifa U-17 and U-20 World Cup in 2009 and 2011- could replace Newcastle’s Shola Ameobi and Dynamo Kiev’s Brown Ideye who are both currently struggling for form.