Stephen Keshi, the coach of the Nigeria national football team, has announced a preliminary squad of 32 players for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). It is important to note that only 23 players will be selected from this list to participate in the tournament.
Here is the list of players across different positions:
Goalkeepers:
- Vincent Enyeama (Maccabi Tel Aviv/ISR)
- Austin Ejide (Hapoel Be’er Sheba/ISR)
- Chigozie Agbim (Enugu Rangers/NIG)
- Daniel Akpeyi (Heartland/NIG)
Defenders:
- Elderson Echiejile (FC Braga/POR)
- Juwon Oshaniwa (Ashdod FC/ISR)
- Benjamin Francis (Heartland/NIG)
- Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahçe/TUR)
- Efe Ambrose (Celtic/SCO)
- Solomon Kwambe (Sunshine Stars/NIG)
- Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves/NIG)
- Danny Shittu (Millwall/ENG)
- Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den Haag/HOL)
- Godfrey Oboabona (Sunshine Stars/NIG)
Midfielders:
- Mikel Obi (Chelsea/ENG)
- Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis/ESP)
- Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio/ITA)
- Raheem Lawal (Adana Demirspor/TUR)
- Obiora Nwankwo (Calcio Padova/ITA)
- Fegor Ogude (Valerenga/NOR)
- Gabriel Reuben (Kano Pillars/NIG)
- Rabiu Ibrahim (Celtic/SCO)
Forwards:
- Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow/RUS)
- Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moscow/RUS)
- Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev/UKR)
- Victor Moses (Chelsea/ENG)
- Uche Kalu (Rizespor/TUR)
- Bright Dike (Portland Timbers/USA)
- Shola Ameobi (Newcastle/ENG)
- Ikechukwu Uche (Villarreal/ESP)
- Ejike Uzoenyi
- Sunday Mba (Enugu Rangers/NIG)
Notable absences from the squad include Peter Odemwingie and Obafemi Martins, both attackers from West Bromwich Albion and Levante, respectively. The final selection of 23 players will be made in the coming days as the team prepares for the CAN tournament.
