it will be another rollercoaster football outing as the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to challenge for 2023 AFCON crown in Ivory Coast.
The premium football competition in Africa will feature 24 teams divided into six groups of eight teams each.
Regular faces in Super Eagles squad under Jose Peseiro
Image Credit: Imago
Group winners and their runners-up earn automatic slots in round of 16 with the last slots reserved for best losers from the six groups.
The Terenga Lions of Senegal will be hoping to defend the crown they won in the last edition of the tournament while Nigeria will hope to win their 4th AFCON title, ending their 11 years wait for the title.
With the tournament set to kick off on January 13, 2024, some national teams have uveiled their squad for the tournament.
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has unveiled Nigeria's 25-man squad for the tournament with regular names making the list in all four departments.
Napoli attacking sensation and CAF footballer of the year Victor Osimhen will pair with his Bayer Leverkusen counterpart and five-times Bundesliga player of the month winner Victor Boniface.
Other names making the cut in the attack are Ademola Lookman, Sadiq Umar, Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Moses Simon.
Premier League duo Alex Iwobi of Fulham and Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City will lead the pack at the midfield while William Troost-Ekong and Ola Aina makes the cut at the defense.
Francis Uzoho has been called up in the goalkeeping department alongside Stanley Nwabili and Leke Ojo.
The three-time African champions will kick off proceedings against Equatorial Guinea on January 14, 2024 before taking on tournament hosts Ivory Coast, and Guinea-Bissau in the final group game.
Full List of Nigeria Super Eagles 25-man Squad For 2023 AFCON
Goalkeepers
Stanley Nwabili
Francis Uzoho
Leke Ojo
Defenders
William Troost-Ekong
Bright Osayi Samuel
Ola Aina
Zaidu Sanusi
Bruno Onyemaechi
Semi Ajayi
Calvin Bassey
Chidozie Awaziem
Kenneth Omeruo
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi
Joe Aribo
Raphael Onyedika
Frank Onyeka
Alex Iwobi
Forwards
Kelechi Iheanacho
Samuel Chukwueze
Moses Simon
Ademola Lookman
Victor Osimhen
Victor Boniface
Ahmed Musa
Sadiq Umar
The premium football competition in Africa will feature 24 teams divided into six groups of eight teams each.
Regular faces in Super Eagles squad under Jose Peseiro
Image Credit: Imago
Group winners and their runners-up earn automatic slots in round of 16 with the last slots reserved for best losers from the six groups.
The Terenga Lions of Senegal will be hoping to defend the crown they won in the last edition of the tournament while Nigeria will hope to win their 4th AFCON title, ending their 11 years wait for the title.
With the tournament set to kick off on January 13, 2024, some national teams have uveiled their squad for the tournament.
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has unveiled Nigeria's 25-man squad for the tournament with regular names making the list in all four departments.
Napoli attacking sensation and CAF footballer of the year Victor Osimhen will pair with his Bayer Leverkusen counterpart and five-times Bundesliga player of the month winner Victor Boniface.
Other names making the cut in the attack are Ademola Lookman, Sadiq Umar, Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Moses Simon.
Premier League duo Alex Iwobi of Fulham and Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City will lead the pack at the midfield while William Troost-Ekong and Ola Aina makes the cut at the defense.
Francis Uzoho has been called up in the goalkeeping department alongside Stanley Nwabili and Leke Ojo.
The three-time African champions will kick off proceedings against Equatorial Guinea on January 14, 2024 before taking on tournament hosts Ivory Coast, and Guinea-Bissau in the final group game.
Full List of Nigeria Super Eagles 25-man Squad For 2023 AFCON
Goalkeepers
Stanley Nwabili
Francis Uzoho
Leke Ojo
Defenders
William Troost-Ekong
Bright Osayi Samuel
Ola Aina
Zaidu Sanusi
Bruno Onyemaechi
Semi Ajayi
Calvin Bassey
Chidozie Awaziem
Kenneth Omeruo
Midfielders
Wilfred Ndidi
Joe Aribo
Raphael Onyedika
Frank Onyeka
Alex Iwobi
Forwards
Kelechi Iheanacho
Samuel Chukwueze
Moses Simon
Ademola Lookman
Victor Osimhen
Victor Boniface
Ahmed Musa
Sadiq Umar