Top 5 Players Likely to Get Dropped From Super Eagles 40 Man AFCON Squad

• Jose Peseiro is getting set to trim Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations squad
• The tactician has submitted a 40-man list to CAF for the competition
• Nigeria is bidding to win its fourth AFCON title set to kick off in January

The Nigeria Football Federation announced the 40-man squad for the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, with players like Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface as the leading stars on the list.

The Super Eagles are bidding to win the AFCON for the first time since 2013, with manager Jose Peseiro given the mandate by the NFF to lead the charge for yet another continental title for the West Africans.

Captain Ahmed Musa and Willian Troost-Ekong have also been listed in the provisional squad, which is set to be trimmed down to 27 players before the CAF deadline on January 3, 2024, Punch reports.

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Ekong has not featured for the Super Eagles since the international friendly against Portugal in November 2022, while Musa’s last game for Nigeria was against Guinea Bissau in March 2023.

Peseiro’s 40-man squad comprises six goalkeepers, 13 defenders, eight midfielders, and 13 forwards as Sports Brief takes a look at the likely players set to get dropped from the team.

Nigeria’s 40-man AFCON squad

Goalkeepers

1. Francis Uzoho

2. Adebayo Adeleye

3. Ojo Olorunleke

4. Stanley Nwabali

5. Amas Obasogie

6. Christian Nwoke

Defenders

1. Ola Aina

2. Bright Osayi-Samuel

3. Tyronne Ebuehi

4. Jamilu Collins

5. Zaidu Sanusi

6. Bruno Onyemaechi

7. William Troost-Ekong

8. Semi Ajayi

9. Calvin Bassey

10. Kenneth Omeruo

11. Kevin Akpoguma

12. Chidozie Awaziem

13. Jordan Torunarigha

Midfielders

1. Wilfred Ndidi

2. Frank Onyeka

3. Joe Aribo

4. Alex Iwobi

5. Alhassan Yusuf

6. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru

7. Raphael Onyedika Nwadike

8. Kelechi Nwakali

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Attackers

1. Victor Osimhen

2. Victor Boniface

3. Terem Moffi

4. Umar Sadiq

5. Ahmed Musa

6. Paul Onuachu

7. Cyriel Dessers

8. Ademola Lookman

9. Nathan Tella

10. Moses Simon

11. Emmanuel Dennis

12. Samuel Chukwueze

13. Kelechi Iheanacho

5 players to get dropped

1. Cyriel Dessers

2. Emmanuel Dennis

3. Alhassan Yusuf

4. Adebayo Adeleye

5. Christian Nwoke

Nigeria to face Cape Verde

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast is less than a month away and qualified countries are preparing feverishly ahead of the competition which begins on January 13.

Most of the teams have also lined up enticing pre-AFCON friendlies for early next month including Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt and Cameroon.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, who will be camping in Saudi Arabia, will face Burkina Faso and Cape Verde.