The Handball Federation of Nigeria has invited 40 players to camp ahead of the 2019 All Africa Games in Morocco. In a list obtained by www.aclsports.com, the list consists of 20 male and 20 female, as Philip Kalu of Maccabi Holon will captain the male team while Udochukwu Ohaekwe of Maccabi Holon will captain the female team.
The male team has five foreign players; Philip Kalu (Maccabi Holon), Patrick Obinna (Maccabi Holon), Oladunjoye Adamolugbe (Qatar), Farouk Yusuf (Morocco), Obinna Anih (Morocco) and 15 home based team.
The female team boast of six foreign based players; Udochukwu Ohaekwe (Maccabi Holon), Isoken Nosa-odia (Maccabi Holon), Chinemerem Ahamefula (Maccabi Holon), Sonia Idahosa (Cyprus), Rachael Ovetuo (ASPAC of Benin) and 14 home based players.
The full list of players invited to camp:
Men
Philip Kalu (Maccabi Holon), Patrick Obinna (Maccabi Holon), Oladunjoye Adamolugbe (Qatar), Farouk Yusuf (Morocco), Obinna Anih (Morocco), Kingsley Okubuike (Kano Pillars), Solomon Agbaji (Kano Pillars), Aminu Adamu (Kano Pillars), Sesugh Stephen (Kano Pillars), Saka Saidu (Safety Shooters), Cole Gbenga (Safety Shooters), Emmanuel Emeanaa (Safety Shooters), Owolabi Ibrahim (Lagos Seasiders), Rotibi Gbenga (Lagos Seasiders), Mathew Ibitoye (Lagos Seasiders), Yahaya Owolabi (Lagos Seasiders), Aminu Aliyu (Niger United), Emeka Emmanuel (Niger United), Mohammed Anas (Niger United) and Bashar Mohammed (Niger United)
Female
Udochukwu Ohaekwe (Maccabi Holon), Isoken Nosa-odia (Maccabi Holon), Chinemerem Ahamefula (Maccabi Holon), Sonia Idahosa (Cyprus), Rachael Ovetuo (ASPAC of Benin), Mercy Audu (ASPAC of Benin), Faith Inegbedion (Edo Dynamos), Chinonye Nkemelu (Imo grasshoppers), Susan Omoluwa (Defenders Babes), Dorothy Nyagh (Benue), Adaobi Okoro (Defenders Babes), Ada Okey (Safety Babes), Hope Sunday (Plateau Peacock), Winner Johnson (Plateau Peacock), Cynthia Vincent (Plateau Peacock), Muhinat Yusuf (Kwara Academy), Toyin Yusuf (Plateau Peacock), Idowu Abdulrasak (Kwara Academy), Olubisi Oyewusi (Seasiders Babes) and Ruth Ameh-Iko (Defenders Babes).