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Keshi Calls Ezekiel, Azeez and Uchebo Up for Mexico Friendly

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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 Stephen Keshion 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.

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