BY KUNLE SOLAJA.
With the Nigeria Football Association (NFF) non-disclosure of the Super Eagles’ list for the Africa Cup of Nations in January, CAF has same list along with those of the other participating teams.
Nigeria submitted a provisional list of 41 players from which 27 will be chosen by January 3, the deadline for the final list submission.
From the 41 list, three are from the domestic league. They are: Ojo Olorunleke of Enugu Rangers, Christian Nwoke of Sporting Lagos and Amas Obasgie of Bendel Insurance. They are all goalkeepers along with South Africa-based Stanley Bobo Nwabali expected to outperform widely criticised Francis Uzoho.
From the list of 41, equally vilified coach Peseiro is expected to prune the squad to 27 by January 3.
In other words, he has to remove 14 names to compose the final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
NIGERIA’S AFCON 2023 PROVISIONAL SQUAD
| # | Full Name | Birthdate | Club | Club Country | |
| NIGERIA | 1 | Francis Odinaka Uzoho | 10/28/1998 | Omonia FC | Cyprus |
| NIGERIA | 2 | Temitayo olufisayo Olaoluwa aina | 10/8/1996 | Nottingham Forest | England |
| NIGERIA | 3 | Jamilu Collins | 8/5/1994 | Cardiff City FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 4 | Ndidi Onyinye wilfred | 12/16/1996 | LEICESTER CITY FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 5 | William paul Ekong | 9/1/1993 | Paok C | Greece |
| NIGERIA | 6 | Ajayi Oluwasemilogo adesewo | 11/9/1993 | WEST BROMICH | England |
| NIGERIA | 7 | Ahmed Musa | 10/14/1992 | Sivasspor k | Turkey |
| NIGERIA | 8 | Ogochukwu frank Onyeka | 1/1/1998 | Brentford FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 9 | Victor James osimhen | 12/29/1998 | SSC Napoli | Italy |
| NIGERIA | 10 | Ayodele-aribo Temitope Joseph oluwaseyi | 7/21/1996 | SOUTHAMPTON FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 11 | Samuel chimerenka Chukwueze | 5/22/1999 | AC MILAN | Italy |
| NIGERIA | 12 | Ademola Olajide lookman | 10/20/1997 | Atlanta BC | Italy |
| NIGERIA | 13 | Zaidu Sanusi | 6/13/1997 | FC PORTO | Portugal |
| NIGERIA | 14 | Iheanacho Kelechi promise | 10/3/1996 | LEICESTER CITY FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 15 | Moses daddy Simon | 7/12/1995 | FC NANTES | France |
| NIGERIA | 16 | Adebayo Adeleye | 5/17/2000 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Israel |
| NIGERIA | 17 | Calvin Chinedu ughelumba | 12/31/1999 | Fulham FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 18 | Alexander Chuka iwobi | 5/3/1996 | Fulham FC | England |
| NIGERIA | 19 | Sadiq Umar | 2/2/1997 | Real Sociedad | Spain |
| NIGERIA | 20 | Awaziem Chidozie collins | 1/1/1997 | Boavista FC | Portugal |
| NIGERIA | 21 | Tyronne Efe Ebuehi | 12/16/1995 | Empoli FC | Italy |
| NIGERIA | 22 | Kenneth josiah Omeruo | 10/17/1993 | Kasimoasa FC | Turkey |
| NIGERIA | 23 | Ojo Olorunleke oluwasegun | 8/17/1995 | Enyimba International FC | Nigeria |
| NIGERIA | 24 | Akpoguma kevin John ufuoma | 4/19/1995 | TSG Hoffenhem | Germany |
| NIGERIA | 25 | Victor Okoh boniface | 12/23/2000 | BAYER LEVERKUSEN | Germany |
| NIGERIA | 26 | Onyemaechi Sopuruchukwu bruno | 4/3/1999 | Boavista FC | Portugal |
| NIGERIA | 27 | Samuel Osayi bright | 12/31/1997 | FENERBACHCE S,K | Turkey |
| NIGERIA | 28 | Bonaventure emmanuel Dennis | 11/15/1997 | Basaksehir | Turkey |
| NIGERIA | 29 | Ebere paul Onuachu | 5/28/1994 | TRABSZONSPOR | Turkey |
| NIGERIA | 30 | Terem Igobor moffi | 5/25/1999 | OGC NICE | France |
| NIGERIA | 31 | Dessers cyriel Kolawale paul | 12/8/1994 | RANGERS FC | Scotland |
| NIGERIA | 32 | Tella nathan Adewale temitayo | 7/5/1999 | Bayern Leverkusen | Germany |
| NIGERIA | 33 | Nwadike raphael Onyedika | 4/19/2001 | Club Brugge | Belgium |
| NIGERIA | 34 | Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-bashiru | 2/6/2001 | HATAYSPOR | Turkey |
| NIGERIA | 35 | Torunarigha Jordan | 8/7/1997 | KAA GENT | Belgium |
| NIGERIA | 36 | Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi | 7/20/2000 | ROYAL ANTWERP | Belgium |
| NIGERIA | 37 | Kelechi Nwakali | 6/5/1998 | GD Chaves | Portugal |
| NIGERIA | 38 | Christain Nwoke | 10/27/2000 | Sporting Lagos FC | Nigeria |
| NIGERIA | 40 | Stanley Bobo Nwabali | 6/10/1996 | Chippa United | South Africa |
| NIGERIA | 41 | Obasogie Amas | 12/27/1999 | Bendel Insurance | Nigeria |
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