The squad of the senior national team of Nigeria for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco have been submitted to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by head coach Eric Chelle, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Chelle picked 28 players from his 54 man preliminary list of players made public last week, with notable exclusions like Nathan Tella of Bayer Leverkusen, Kelechi Iheanacho of Celtic, Uche Chrisantus of Crystal Palace, Tolu Arokodare of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Victor Boniface of Werder Bremen.
Three new players in Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Alebiosu, Pisa of Italy defender Ebenezer Akinsamiro and Viktoria Plzen of Czech Republic forward Rafiu Durosinmi.
Below is the 28 man list for the tournament.
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United,
South Africa); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania); Maduka Okoya (Udinese FC, Italy);
Defenders: Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic); Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers, England);
Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy); Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa SC, Italy);
Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC, Italy); Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham FC, England); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla FC, Spain); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen, Czech Republic); Cyriel Dessers ( Panathinaikos).
