Newly invited Fortuna Dusseldorf II goal keeper, Maduka Okoye has expressed joy following his shock invitation to the Super Eagles camp for the friendly against Ukraine in Dnipro.
The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday August 14 released the list of invited players for the Ukraine friendly with Okoye listed as one of the three goalkeepers.
Okoye could not hold back his joy.
“I can’t imagine how happy I am. I just hope everything will go well and I will be one of those to arrive early,” said Okoye who graduated from the same goalkeeping school that had the likes of Arsenal’s Bernd Leno and FC Barcelona’s Marc Andre Ter Stegen.
Okoye was earlier pencilled to be in line for an invitation by the handlers of the U23 Eagles for the make or mar clash against Sudan in September.
Nigeria Super Eagles list for Ukraine Friendly
Goalkeepers
Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Francis Uzoho
Maduka Okoye
Defenders
Kenneth Omeruo
Leon Aderemi Balogun
William Troost-Ekong
Tyronne Ebuehi
Ola Aina
Chidozie Awaziem
Semi Ajayi
Jamilu Collins
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi
Etebo Oghenekaro Peter
Alex Iwobi
Kelechi Iheanacho
Joe Aribo
Attackers
Ahmed Musa
Samuel Kalu
Moses Simon
Henry Onyekuru
Paul Onuachu
Samuel Chukwueze
Victor Osimhen
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Twitter @profseunoyediji
