NPFL keeper Julu earns maiden Liberia call-up for Cape Verde AFCON double-header
Niger Tornadoes goalkeeper Derrick Daddy Julu has a first Lone Star invitation for Liberia's 2027 AFCON qualifiers against Cape Verde in November after three clean sheets in four NPFL appearances this month; Liberia sit on zero points after two matches.
By Emily · 29 Oct 2026, 12:55 WAT
Liberia have handed a maiden senior call-up to Niger Tornadoes goalkeeper Derrick Daddy Julu ahead of their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Cape Verde, Complete Sports and Daily Post reported on 28–29 October.
Complete Sports says Liberia travel to Praia for Matchday Three on Friday 13 November 2026, then host the return in Monrovia four days later. The invitation follows an October run in which Julu kept three clean sheets in four appearances for the Ikon Allah Boys, conceding only once across that stretch, according to the same outlets and Sports Unlimited.
The Lone Star need the boost. Liberia opened the qualifying campaign with a 3-1 away defeat to Rwanda and a 1-0 home loss to Mali, leaving them without a point after two games. A home-and-away pair against Cape Verde is therefore a must-response window, not a free hit — and an NPFL-based keeper entering that conversation is the Nigerian-league angle TuSport readers care about.
Niger Tornadoes' management congratulated Julu on the invitation, Complete Sports notes, framing the call-up as recognition of his club form. The Liberia Football Association player directory lists Derrick Julu on the federation site, consistent with the invitation trail rather than a rumour mill tip.
For TuSport the exclusive value is the NPFL pipeline into AFCON qualifying, not a recycled federation press release. Julu is earning minutes in Nigeria's top flight and converting that form into a first Lone Star chance while Liberia sit bottom of their early table. Nigerian league audiences tracking Super Eagles neighbours and Liberian internationals in the NPFL get a clear who/what/when: Tornadoes keeper, maiden call-up, Cape Verde twice in November, Praia then Monrovia.
There is no need to invent a starting XI or predict who keeps goal in Praia. The desk facts are the invitation, the October clean-sheet run, Liberia's 0-point start, and the November double-header dates reported by Complete Sports. If the LFA publishes a full squad list with jersey numbers, TuSport will follow that primary document — until then this is a call-up story rooted in NPFL form.
Kick-off times for the Cape Verde ties have not been locked in the sources cited here, so they are left unset. What is locked is the pathway: a Niger Tornadoes shot-stopper from the Euromatch NPFL board now sits inside Liberia's AFCON qualifying plans, and that is the Nigerian football story worth publishing today.
Sources: www.completesports.com · dailypost.ng · sportsunlimited.ng · www.liberiafa-lr.com
