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AFCON 2015: Again, Stephen Keshi invites bench warmer, ignores Uche… and Martins won’t stop scoring!

Interim Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has announced his squad for back to back African Nations qualifiers against Sudan next month.

There are some strange untested new faces in the squad list made public on Friday afternoon, with as many as four players earning call ups for the first time. The coach still ignored inviting Ike Uche.

Striker Sunday Emmanuel, a bench-warmer at Austrian Bundesliga strugglers SV ScholzGrodig, who has 65 minutes of playing time since the start of the season was considered good enough by Stephen Keshi.

Also in line to make his international debut is Ugonna Anyora, a central defender cum defensive midfielder currently on the payroll of Haugesund.

The 23 – year – old has struggled to earn a starting shirt for his Norwegian team in the current season, having made 11 starts out of a possible 24.

Reading midfielder Hope Akpan and in- form Guangzhou R & F attacker Aaron Samuel will get their chance to don the colours of the Super Eagles for the first time, after they both missed out on the provisional World Cup roster.

There are recalls for Babatunde Michael, Victor Moses and Raheem Lawal while Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche remains in the international wilderness after being ignored by Stephen Keshi.

In another news, Nigeria international, Obafemi Martins has continued with his rich form in the MLS as he increased his goal tally to 15 after he got a brace and made an assist in a 4-2 win for Sounders against Chivas USA.

Popularly known as ObaGoal, Martins is now Sounders FC top single scorer knocking off Eddie Johnson ‘s fourteen set in 2012.

On Saturday, Obafemi Martins showed class, his continuous runs troubled Chivas USA back line which later gave up to two of his goals.

The former FC Ebedei forward who has been snubbed by Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi seem to know Chivas so well. In 2014 alone, ObaGoal has scored five goals and made an assist against Chivas USA.

After Saturday’s 4-2 victory, Martins has emerged as Seattle Sounders FC top season scorer with 15 goals and 10 assists.

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