Osimhen, Musa, PSL Star Named As Jose Peseiro Releases Final Super Eagles Squad for AFCON 2023

• Jose Peseiro announced his 25-man squad ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
• The Portuguese manager named Victor Osimhen, Ahmed Musa, and 23 others on the list
• The Super Eagles are drawn in Group A along with Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea

Nigerian national team manager Jose Peseiro has announced the Super Eagles' 25-man squad will represent the country at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast next year.

The competition is set to kick off in Ivory Coast on January 15, when the Elephants will take on Guinea-Bissau.

Nigeria will also face the host nation in the group stage as they are both in Group A alongside Equatorial Guinea and Guinea.

The Portuguese manager's squad list was made official on the Super Eagles page on X on Friday evening, with the team comprising three goalkeepers, nine defenders, five midfielders, and eight forwards, according to a report by Soccernet.

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Former CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa leads the list as the captain of the team, alongside reigning CAF Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface.

One of the notable inclusions on the list was Stanley Nwabili, who plays for the Premier Soccer League side Chippa United.

Here is Nigeria's 25-man squad for AFCON 2023:

Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabili (Chippa United); Francis Uzoho (Omonoia FC); Olorunleke Ojo ( Enyimba F.C.).

Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest); Chidozie Awaziem (Boavista); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce); William Troost-Ekong (PAOK); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista F.C.); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasımpaşa); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Brom); Calvin Bassey (Fulham); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto).

Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge); Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton); Frank Onyeka (Brentford); Alex Iwobi (Fulham).

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Sivasspor); Victor Osimhen (Napoli); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City); Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad); Moses Simon (Nantes); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta); Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen).

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Nigeria legend Adepoju names AFCON favourites

Sports Brief previously reported that Super Eagles legend Mutiu Adepoju has tipped three African powerhouses as the favourites to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled to kick off in Ivory Coast next year.

Senegal will aim to defend the title they won two years ago as the continent's 24 best teams get set to contest Africa's biggest football prize from January 13 to February 11.

According to Punch, the former Nigerian international Mutiu Adepoju, who won the tournament with Nigeria in 1994, believes the AFCON 2023 title will come down to one of three countries.