Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has named 25 gamers for subsequent 12 months’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which can happen in Ivory Coast in January 2024.
The checklist consists of three goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 5 midfielders and eight forwards.
Ahmed Musa makes the workforce regardless of followers’ condemnation, whereas the likes of Present Orban and Chuba Akpom have been not noted of the squad.
South Africa-based goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili is picked alongside Francis Uzoho and Olorunleke Ojo.
Kenneth Omeruo leads the defence line alongside William Ekong, in addition to Olaoluwa Aina, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, Calvin Bassey, Zaidu Sanusi, Chidozie Awaziem, Vibrant Osayi-Samuel and Bruno Onyemaechi.
Wilfred Ndidi can also be again within the roost after lacking the World Cup qualifying matches towards Lesotho and Zimbabwe and shall be anticipated to adequately feed the strike pressure alongside Alex Iwobi, Raphael Onyedika, Joe Ayodele-Aribo and Frank Onyeka.
Musa, Nigeria’s file goalscorer on the FIFA World Cup finals with a brace every in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, is within the ahead line alongside Africa Participant of the Yr Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze, Victor Boniface, Sadiq Umar and Ademola Lookman.
All 25 gamers will depart from their totally different bases on Tuesday, 2nd January 2 to fly into Abu Dhabi, the capital metropolis of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for a one-week coaching camp that may final till Tuesday, ninth January. The workforce will fly again to Lagos on Tuesday ninth January, after which fly into the Ivorian capital, Abidjan on Wednesday, January 10.
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles, three-time African champions, shall be aiming for a fourth AFCON glory after success in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
The Tremendous Eagles will kick off their quest for a fourth AFCON title and can tackle Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, 14th January 14 of their first match of Group A, earlier than additional clashes with host nation Cote d’Ivoire on January 18 and Guinea Bissau on January 22.
Listing of Invited Gamers:
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabili (Chippa United, South Africa); Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus); Olorunleke Ojo (Enyimba FC)
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Chidozie Awaziem (Boavista FC, Portugal); Vibrant Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce FC, Turkey); William Troost-Ekong (PAOK Salonika, Greece); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester Metropolis, England); Raphael Onyedika (Membership Brugge, Belgium); Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Sivasspor Okay, Turkey); Victor Osimhen (Napoli SC, Italy); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester Metropolis, England); Sadiq Umar (Actual Sociedad, Spain); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
