Ikechukwu thrilled by Sudan invite

Francis Ikechukwu has said he is looking forward to making Sudans African Nations Cup squad after he claimed he was unfairly dropped by Nigeria for the recent Olympic qualifying tournament in Morocco.The Ahly Shandi of Sudan striker also claimed that three other Nigerians, Kelechi Osunwa, Sherif Sule and Isaac Malik, are also being considered by Sudan for the 2012 Nations Cup.I am very excited with my progress in Sudan and the chance to represent the country at the Nations Cup is good for me because I was dropped from the Nigeria U-23 team when it was obvious I should be in the team, Ikechukwu told MTNFootball.comUntil merit is used to select players for Nigeria, things will not change. I have always wanted to play for Nigeria but with present situation, I will play for Sudan if Im picked in the final squad to the Nations Cup.That is the highest competition in Africa and other Nigerians like Osunwa, Sherif Sule and Isaac Malik are also being considered.Francis enjoyed a rich vein of form with the U-23 Eagles and scored three goals in four matches for the Olympic team in their build-up for a 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament only to miss the final cut for the squad to Morocco.Sudan are drawn in Group B along with Cote dIvoire, Burkina Faso and Angola. They open their 2012 African Cup campaign against Cote dIvoire on January 22 in Malabo.
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