Nice striker Terem Moffi, Jamilu Collins of Cardiff City and Portugal-based midfielder Kelechi Nwakali have missed out on the Super Eagles final squad to the AFCON, while captain Ahmed Musa and uncapped Stanley Nwabali made the final cut.
Coach Jose Peseiro has kept faith with the players who qualified the country to the tournament, which kicks off in Cote d’Ivoire.
CAF Player of the Year for 2023 Victor Osimhen leads a fearsome-looking attack that also includes Victor Boniface from Bayer Leverkusen and Ademola Lookman of Serie A club Atalanta.
Ahmed Musa is the country’s most capped international, but he has not been playing regularly for Turkish club Sivasspor.
The team will rely on his experience to go past a first round group that includes hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau and Equatorial Guinea.
The Full Squad:
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)
