NIGERIA Olympic team coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has named 26 home-based players for the final phase camping in Ghana which began yesterday.The NPL stars include Gbolahan Salami, Chima Akas (3SC), Osas Okoro (Heartland), Emmanuel Anyanwu, Markson Ojobo and Rasheed Olabiyi (Enyimba)This is in addition to an earlier list of 16 foreign-based professionals."We do not want to take chances with European club sporting directors. We want to be prepared for any unforeseen situation. In any case all our actions are in line with the programme approved by the federation," disclosed Eguavoen."Invitation letters have been sent and we await the clubs' response putting into consideration that we have a November 16 deadline to forward our final 21-man list for the championship".The Dream Team beat a hard-fighting mountain of fire side 1-0 on Friday evening courtesy of a first-half strike from Sudan-based striker Francis Ikechukwu.Nigeria begin their campaign for a place at London 2012 against host nation Morocco on November 26 before taking on Algeria and Senegal.Meanwhile, Eguavoen has expressed satisfaction with Lizzy Sports Complex, Accra, the venue for his team's third phase camping exercise.Eguavoen, alongside NFF Technical Committee member, Austin Okocha, on Friday formed the advance party to the sports complex to inspect facilities ahead of the Dream Team V yesterday's departure.Players for Ghana training camp: Goalkeepers: Dele Ajiboye, Olufemi Thomas, Theophilus Afelokhai.Defenders: Bunde Hungwe, Emmanuel Anyanwu, Kingsley Udoh, Papa Idris, Usman Amoda, Markson Ojobo, Ibok Edet, Semiu LaidiMidfielders: Chima Akas, Eneji Otekpa, Atu Irumekhai, Ayo Saka, Rasheed Olabiyi, Ezenwaka Ugonna.Strikers: Gbolahan Salami, Oseni Ganiu, Nwadialu Sunday, Afolabi Abdulwaheed, Bernard Ovoke, Fabiyi Babinton, Francis Ikechukwu, Osas Okoro, Odah Onoriode.
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