Interim coach of the Super Eagles Samson Siasia has dropped the poster boy of Nigeria AFCON 2016 team from his squad of home base players ahead of the game against Egypt.
The manager retained one goalkepper,three defenders,one midfielder and one forward in Ike Ezenwa,Kalu Orji,Chibuzor Okonkwo,Etim Matthew,Ifeanyi Matthew and Etebo Oghenekaro.
They are the players who will now report to camp on Tuesday in Abuja where they will slug it out with their foreign based counterparts who are expected in the country from Monday.
Among the six Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal that only Ifeanyi Matthew and Etebo Oghenekaro are guarantee to start although Leon Balogun injury could open the way for either Chibuzor Okonkwo or Etim Matthew to slot in as replacemen
