Super Eagles of Nigeria
Osimhen included, as NFF submits 28-man squad list for AFCON 2021
Nigeria has submitted a 28-man squad list to CAF ahead of next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Cameroun.
According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), which made public the provisional squad list, Saturday, Spanish la Liga side, Huesca’s Kelechi Nwakalu, German Bundesliga Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi, Spanish club, Almeria striker Sadiq Umar and in-form English Premier League club, Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis all make the list.
There was also the surprise inclusion of Serie A’s Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, who was earlier in October ruled out of footb all action following an a predicted three-month lay-off. However, the striker has since begun field training but has not been named in Napoli matchday squad this month.
Leon Balogun, William Troost-Ekong, Ahmed Musa, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have also been called-up.
The Super Eagles are in Group D with Egypt, Guinea-Bissau and Sudan at the 2021 AFCON.
The full squad:
Goalkeepers:
Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); John Noble (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands).
Defenders:
Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa).
Midfielders:
Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Galsgow Rangers, Scotland); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Nwakali (SD Huesca, Spain)
Forwards:
Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin, Germany); Odion Jude Ighalo (Al-Shabab Riyadh, Saudi Arabia); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England).
