Keshi Unveils the List of 23 for CHAN 2014

Keshi Unveils the List of 23 for CHANNigeria plays Mali on January 11 in Cape Town in the first match of CHAN 2014 in South Africa. However, the decision on who will represent the nation at the tournament has just been made.According to MTNFootball.com, the Super Eagles handlers have dropped injured Gambo Mohammed and Yinka Adedeji from participating in CHAN. Both players have since left the Eagles' training camp.The highly-rated Pillars star Gambo, who featured for Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, has been nursing a hamstring injury, which has kept him by the sidelines since the Eagles resumed training for CHAN earlier this month.Adedeji also suffered a hamstring injury at the weekend.Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Dele Alampasu isalso set to be in South Africa as third-choicegoalkeeper after FC Taraba goalkeeper Ibrahim Pius was axed, but his Eaglet teammate Taiwo Awoniyi did not make the final cut.A new Enyimba signing Mfom Udoh, who was a late call-up to the Eagles after his goals for Akwa United last season, was alsodropped.SEE the final squad below:Goalkeepers:Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers), Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland), Dele Alampasu (Abuja Football College).Defenders:Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars); Francis Benjamin (Heartland), Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves), Kunle Odunlami (Sunshine Stars), Ikechukwu Gabriel (Bayelsa United), Umar Zango (Kano Pillars), Bright Esieme (Enyimba), Erhun Obanor (Insurance FC).Midfielders:Ugonna Uzochukwu (Enugu Rangers), Rabiu Ali (Kano Pillars), Christian Pyagbara (Sharks), Ikenna Hilary (Sunshine Stars), Abdullahi Shehu (Kano Pillars), JoshuaObaje (Warri Wolves).Forwards:Ejike Uzoenyi (Enugu Rangers), Gbolahan Salami (Shooting Stars), Barnabas Imenger (Lobi Stars), Aliyu Ibrahim (Nasarawa United), Christian Obiozor (Enugu Rangers), Ifeanyi Ede (Enyimba).