Anderlecht striker Imoh Ezekiel is top of a list of Europe-based strikers Nigeria Olympic team coach Samson Siasia will consider for the African U23 Cup of Nations in Senegal.

Siasia has said scoring goals has been the bane of his Dream Team VI and now plans to hit Europe to talk up strikers within the age bracket who could score goals for Nigeria to qualify for next year’s Olympics in Rio, Brazil.

Imoh Ezekiel

“Scoring goals has been the problem of my team and that is why I plan to be in Europe to discuss with the clubs and players who I believe can help me solve this problem,” Siasia said on arrival from the All Africa Games in Congo Brazzavile, where his team win a bronze medal.

The 21-year-old Ezekiel, for one, has a full international cap for Nigeria and has proved his worth as a top marksman in Europe with Belgian club Standard Liege before his recent move to Anderlecht.

Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho and Taiwo Awoniyi, who is on loan to German Bundesliga 2 side FSV Frankfurt from Liverpool, are also in the radar of Siasia.

Nigeria are drawn with Egypt, Mali and Algeria in a tough Group B of the U23 Nations Cup, which will serve as a qualifying tournament for Rio 2016.

The tournament kicks off in Dakar, Senegal, in November.