Head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Jose Santos Peseiro has named 25 players for the Africa Cup of Nations set to take place in Ivory Coast, platinumnewsng.com is reporting.
Although Peseiro had the opportunity to choose 27 players, he has decided to call up only 25 players with only one home-based player included.
Ahmed Musa will once again captain the Super Eagles to the 34th edition of the biennial competition with regulars like Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, AC Milan forward, Samuel Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina and Francis Uzoho making the list.
Nigeria is grouped alongside tournament hosts, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau.
FULL LIST OF 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 (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
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