Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has actually called 25 gamers for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will occur in Ivory Coast in January 2024. The list includes 3 goalkeepers, 9 protectors, 5 midfielders and 8 forwards. Ahmed Musa makes the group regardless of fans’ condemnation, while the similarity Gift Orban and Chuba Akpom were overlooked of the team. South Africa-based goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili is selected together with Francis Uzoho and Olorunleke Ojo. Kenneth Omeruo leads the defence line together with William Ekong, in addition to Olaoluwa Aina, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi, Calvin Bassey, Zaidu Sanusi, Chidozie Awaziem, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Bruno Onyemaechi. Wilfred Ndidi is likewise back in the roost after missing out on the World Cup certifying matches versus Lesotho and Zimbabwe and will be anticipated to properly feed the strike force together with Alex Iwobi, Raphael Onyedika, Joe Ayodele-Aribo and Frank Onyeka. Musa, Nigeria’s record goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup finals with a brace each in Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, remains in the forward line along with Africa Player of the Year Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon, Samuel Chukwueze, Victor Boniface, Sadiq Umar and Ademola Lookman. All 25 gamers will leave from their various bases on Tuesday, 2nd January 2 to fly into Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for a one-week training school that will last till Tuesday, 9th January. The group will fly back to Lagos on Tuesday 9th January, and after that fly into the Ivorian capital, Abidjan on Wednesday, January 10. Nigeria’s Super Eagles, three-time African champs, will be going for a 4th AFCON splendor after success in 1980, 1994 and 2013. The Super Eagles will start their mission for a 4th AFCON title and will handle Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, 14th January 14 in their very first match of Group A, before more clashes with host country Cote d’Ivoire on January 18 and Guinea Bissau on January 22. List of Invited Players: 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); Bright 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 City, England); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England) Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Sivasspor K, Turkey); Victor Osimhen (Napoli SC, Italy); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad, Spain); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Samuel Chukwueze (Air Conditioner Milan, Italy); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Super Eagles coach Peseiro names 25-man list for 2023 AFCON
