The newly-appointed Head Coach of Super Eagles, José Santos Peseiro has named his squad for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Sierra Leone and São Tomé.
In the list released, six out of the eight home-based players that were part of the team that travelled to the United States of America for the friendlies against Mexico and Ecuador were dropped.
Ahmed Musa, Adebayo Adeleye, Abdullahi Shehu, Zaidu Sanusi, Leon Balogun, Kenneth Omeruo, Oghenekaro Etebo, Frank Onyeka, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Ademola Lookman, and Sadiq Umar all returned to the squad.
The Super Eagles match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone will take place on June 9 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja while the match against the Falcons of Sao Tome and Principe will take place on June 13 in Marrakech, Morocco.
Check out the list below:
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 (Unattached); 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).
