Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named a 54-man preliminary squad for the African Cup of Nations in Morocco later this month, SportPremi reports.
The list released on Tuesday afternoon, will be reduced to a final 28-man squad ahead of the December 11 deadline set by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for teams to name their final squad.
There are notable returns for the likes of goalkeeper Francis Uzoho, who has been in superb form for Omonia Nicosia this season and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru who has missed the previous matches with injury.
In-form Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu also earns a recall to the team after his strong start to the season, while Taiwo Awoniyi, Victor Boniface and Cyriel Dessers also feature in the list.
England-born defender Ryan Alebiosu also earns a first call-up as a replacement for the injured Benjamin Fredrick, who was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a knee injury for Belgian side Dender.
The Super Eagles will begin their training camp in Egypt on the 10th of this month with all players expected to join up with the entire team in Cairo.
Full 54-man Provisional Squad
GOAL KEEPERS:
•MADUKA OKOYE
•AMAS OBASOGIE
•FRANCIS UZOHO
•EBENEZER HARCOURT
•STANLEY NWABALI
•ADEBAYO ADELEYE
DEFENDERS:
•FELIX AGU
•ZAIDU SANUSI
•WILLIAM TROOST-EKONG
•AJAYI OLUWASEMILOGO
•BRIGHT OSAYI-SAMUEL
•BRUNO ONYEMAECHI
•CHIDOZIE AWAZIEM
•CALVIN BASSEY
•OLA AINA
•IGOH OGBU
•RYAN ALEBIOSU
•ADELEKE ADEKUNLE
•EMMANUEL MICHAEL
MIDFIELDERS:
•WILFRED NDIDI
•FRANK ONYEKA
•ALHASSAN YUSUF
•ALEX IWOBI
•FISAYO DELE-BASHIRU
•RAPHAEL ONYEDIKA
•CHRISTANTUS UCHE
•EBENEZER AKINSANMIRO
•TOCHUKWU NNADI
•USMAN MUHAMMED
•PETER AGBA
•TOM DELE-BASHIRU
FORWARDS:
•ADEMOLA LOOKMAN
•VICTOR OSIMHEN
•TOLU AROKODARE
•SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE
•MOSES SIMON
•ADAMS AKOR
•CHIDERA EJUKE
•OLAKUNLE OLUSEGUN
•SADIQ UMAR
•KELECHI IHEANACHO
•TAIWO AWONIYI
•VICTOR BONIFACE
•PAUL ONUACHU
•TEREM MOFFI
•CYRIEL DESSERS
•ABDULRRASHEED SHEHU
•RAFIU DUROSINMI
•EKESON OKORIE
•CHISOM ORJI
•PHILIP OTELE
•IKWUEMESI CHUKWUBUIKEM
•SALIM FAGO
When will Nigeria play at AFCON 2025?
Nigeria will first face Egypt in a pre-tournament on the 14th of December, four days after the commencement of their training camp.
The Super Eagles will open their campaign in Morocco on the 23rd when they face Tanzania, while they face Tunisia in their second game on the 27th.
The three-time champions complete their group matches on the 30th against Uganda.
