FOOTBALL: Super Eagles Gaffer Releases Squad For AFCON Qualifiers

Emmanuel Alfred

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has named the squad to face Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Portuguese tactician had on Saturday named a 25-man squad that include two Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) players.

They include Adewala Adeyinka of Akwa Ibom goalkeeper and Faisal Sani of Katsina United to the squad.

Below is the full squad :

Goalkeepers
Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus)

Adewale Adeyinka (Akwa United)

Adebayo Adeleye (Hapoel Jerusalem, Israel)

Defenders
Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy)

William Ekong (Watford FC, England)

Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus)

Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal)

Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey)

Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England);

Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)

Sani Faisal (Katsina United)

Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)

Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain)

Midfielders
Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)

Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England)

Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England)

Innocent Bonke (FC Lorient, France)

Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England)

Forwards
Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey)

Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal CF, Spain)

Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France)

Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli, Italy)

Cyriel Dessers (Feyenoord FC, The Netherlands)

Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England)

Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain)

Terem Moffi (FC Lorient, France)

Emmanuel Dennis(Watford, England)

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