The provisional rosters for the African Cup of Nations, which will take place in Ivory Coast in January, have been released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Captain Ahmed Musa is included on the Super Eagles’ 41-man roster.
The list published by CAF on its website on Wednesday did not include the name of Maduka Okoye, goalkeeper for Udinese of Italy, who played in goal for the Nigerian team at the most recent AFCON in Cameroon.
Aside from Musa, William Troost-Ekong, Paul Onuachu, and Zaidu Sanusi are additional players who have been out of the team for a while yet made the preliminary roster.
After that, the list will be reduced to 27 players, and it will be turned in by the deadline of January 3, 2024. From the typical field of 23 participants, this addition represents four more players for the competition.
The inclusion of the four additional players on the final list is merely a choice, not a requirement, according to the African football governing body.
As to CAF, if a team enters the tournament with a final roster consisting of 24–27 players, only 23 of them will be eligible to be selected for every match.
It further stated that a player in the final roster may only be substituted in the event of a major injury, and only after the CAF Medical Committee has approved the medical certificate and at least 24 hours have passed before the team’s first game.
The final tournament will take place from 13 January to 11 February 2024 in the Ivorian cities of Abidjan, Bouake, Korhogo, San Pedro and Yamoussoukro.
See full list below:
1 Francis Odinaka Uzoho
2 Temitayo olufisayo Olaoluwa aina
3 Jamilu Collins
4 Ndidi Onyinye wilfred
5 William paul Ekong
6 Ajayi Oluwasemilogo adesewo
7 Ahmed Musa
8 Ogochukwu frank Onyeka
9 Victor James osimhen
10 Ayodele-aribo Temitope Joseph oluwaseyi
11 Samuel chimerenka Chukwueze
12 Ademola Olajide lookman
13 Zaidu Sanusi
14 Iheanacho Kelechi promise
15 Moses daddy Simon
16 Adebayo Adeleye
17 Calvin Chinedu ughelumba
18 Alexander Chuka iwobi
19 Sadiq Umar
20 Awaziem Chidozie collins
21 Tyronne Efe Ebuehi
22 Kenneth josiah Omeruo
23 Ojo Olorunleke oluwasegun
24 Akpoguma kevin John ufuoma
25 Victor Okoh boniface
26 Onyemaechi Sopuruchukwu bruno
27 Samuel Osayi bright
28 Bonaventure emmanuel Dennis
29 Ebere paul Onuachu
30 Terem Igobor moffi
31 Dessers cyriel Kolawale paul
32 Tella nathan Adewale temitayo
33 Nwadike raphael Onyedika
34 Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele
35 Torunarigha Jordan
36 Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi
37 Kelechi Nwakali
38 Christain Nwoke
40 Stanley Bobo Nwabali
41 Obasogie Amas
