There are now 22 players in the Super Eagles camp as they gear up for tonight’s AFCON warm-up against hosts Egypt with fresh call-up Ryan Alebiosu the latest arrival.
As first reported by SCORENigeria, several top stars including Victor Osimhen and Moses Simon will give the Egypt friendly a miss and fly directly to Morocco for the AFCON.
Twenty players trained under the supervision of coach Eric Chelle Monday night.
Nigeria have named a 28-man squad for the 2025 AFCON.
The roll call of players in Egypt is –
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali, Francis Uzoho, Amas Obasogie
Defenders: Semi Ajayi, Igoh Ogbu, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey, Ryan Alebiosu, Bruno Onyemaechi
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Raphael Onyedika, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Frank Onyeka, Tochukwu Nnadi
Forwards: Paul Onuachu, Chidera Ejuke, Jerome Akor, Cyriel Dessers, Ademola Lookman
Kick-off tonight is 7pm in Nigeria inside the Cairo International Stadium.
