The Manchester United forward and his Mallorca
compatriot are two of the big names in the Tricolore squad to face the Super
Eagles on Friday
Manchester United star Javier Hernandez (Chicharito) and Mallorca
forward Giovanni Dos Santos will lead the Mexican national team in the friendly
against Nigeria on Friday, May 31 in Houston.
The duo was named among the 23 players for Tricolore going into their
packed campaign in June. Like Nigeria, Mexico will play World Cup qualifiers in
June before heading to the Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil.
Manager Jose Manuel de la Torre will use the game against the African
champions to prepare his side. Only six of the called up lads play in Europe
while the remaining 17 are based in Mexico.
Full squad is listed below:
1 Jesús Corona - Cruz Azul
2 Gerardo Torrado - Cruz Azul
3 Pablo Barrera - Cruz Azul
4 Jesús Molina - América
5 Francisco Javier Rodríguez - América
6 Diego Reyes - América
7 Raúl Jiménez - América
8 Aldo de Nigris - Monterrey
9 Jesús Zavala - Monterrey
10 Hiram Mier - Monterrey
11 Severo Meza - Monterrey
12 Oribe Peralta - Santos
13 Alfredo Talavera - Toluca
14 Héctor Herrera - Pachuca
15 Ángel Reyna - Pachuca
16 Jorge Torres Nilo - Tigres
17 Carlos Salcido - Tigres
18Guillermo Ochoa - Ajaccio
19Giovani Dos Santos - Mallorca
20 Andrés Guardado - Valencia
21 Javier Aquino - Villareal
22 Héctor Moreno - Espanyol
23 Javier Hernández - Manchester United
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