All the foreign-based players invited to the camp of the national U-23 team by Head Coach, Austin Eguavoen are expected in Benin City on Tuesday, ahead of a friendly match against Insurance FC of Benin.

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The 12 players will join up with 18 domestic League players as preparation intensifies for Saturday’s 2012 Olympic Games qualifying match against Equatorial Guinea, slated for the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Saturday, March 26.

Among the foreign based called up by the former Super Eagles’ supremo are former U-17 World Cup–winning captain Haruna Lukman, U-20 World Cup captain Jude Ighalo, Nosakhare Igiebor, Nurudeen Orelesi, Ibok Edet, Dele Ajiboye, Obiora Nwankwo, Chukwuma Akabueze, Ganiyu Oseni and Danny Uchechi.

With Siasia’s release of AC Milan’s Nnamdi Oduamadi and Warri Wolves’ striker Ekigho Ehiosun to the U-23 team, Eguavoen’s hands are indeed full.