Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle has announced his 54-man squad for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Morocco between December and January.
Eric Chelle handed invitation to a handful of regulars including team captain, William Troost-Ekong, Calvin Bassey, Ola Aina, Bruno Oyemaechi, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Ademola Look man, Victor Osimhen among a host of others.
The list also consists of some new faces including talented Inter Milan midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Ryan Alebiosu, Tochukwu Nnadi, Usman Mohammed, Peter Agba among others.
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Paul Onuachu, Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Boniface, are among some of the returnees in the team.
According to reports, The final list of 28 players will be announced in the days ahead.
The Super Eagles are to begin camping in Egypt on December 10 and will play a friendly match against the Pharoahs ahead of the tournament which starts on December 21.
See list of the 54-man squad below
Goalkeepers
Stanley Nwabali (Chippa Utd, SA), Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania), Maduka Okoye (Udinese, Italy), Adebayo Adeleye (Volos FC, Greece), Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus), Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos).
Defenders
William Ekong (Al-Kholood, Saudi Arabia), Olaoluwa Aina (Nott’m Forest, Eng), Calvin Bassey (Fulham, Eng), Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, Eng), Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, Eng), Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes, France), Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal), Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech), Felix Agu (Werder Bremen, Germany), Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers, Eng), Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors). Like
Midfielders
Alex Iwobi (Fulham, Eng), Frank Onyeka (Brentford, Eng), Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA), Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas, Turkey), Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium), Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace, Eng), Tochukwu Nnadi (Zulte Waregem, Belgium), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy), Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa SC, Italy), Usman Muhammad (Ironi Tiberias, Israel), Peter Agba (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Gençlerbirliği SK, Turkey).
Forwards
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta, Italy), Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham, Eng), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Turkey), Simon Moses (Paris FC, France), Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla, Spain), Tolu Arokodare (Wolves, Eng), Akor Adams (Sevilla, Spain), Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad, Spain), Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic Glasgow, Scotland), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott’m Forest, Eng), Victor Boniface (Werder Bremen, Germany), Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France), Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Cyriel Dessers (Panathinaikos, Greece), Abdulrasheed Shehu (Niger Tornadoes), Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen, Czech), Ekeson Okorie (Nasarawa United), Chisom Orji (Warri Wolves), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (OH Leuven, Belgium), Philip Otele (FC Basel, Switzerland), Salim Fago Lawal (NK Istra 1961, Croatia), Emmanuel Michael (Linzer Athletic SK, Austria).
