Nigeria preliminary squad for AFCON 2025: Victor Osimhen included
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The Super Eagles will start their AFCON 2025 quest on 23 December.
Nigeria’s 54-man preliminary team for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place in Morocco, has been revealed.
The Super Eagles would be hoping to atone for their FIFA World Cup defeat by winning a fourth African championship.
In order to accomplish this, Fulham’s three players—Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, and Samuel Chukwueze—as well as Galatasaray star Victor Osimhen and captain William Troost-Ekong have been called up by coach Eric Chelle.
Former Leicester City standout Kelechi Iheanacho, Cyriel Dessers, Paul Onuachu, and Igoh Ogbu, a player for Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic, are returning to the team.
The Super Eagles were the runners-up in the last tournament held in Cote d’Ivoire, must manoeuvre their way through the one-time African champions, Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in Group C.
On December 23, Chelle’s team will play Taifa Stars at Fez Stadium in Fez to start their pursuit of a fourth African championship.
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Nigeria announce preliminary squad for AFCON 2025
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United), Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars), Maduka Okoya (Udinese), Adebayo Adeleye (Volos FC), Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC), Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos)
Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood), Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest), Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City), Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes, France); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague), Felix Agu (Werder Bremen), Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), Adekunle Adeleke (Abia)
Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham), Frank Onyeka (Brentford), Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution), Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas), Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge), Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace), Tochukwu Nnadi (Zulte Waregem, Belgium); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (Lazio, Italy); Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa, Italy), Usman Muhammed (Ironi Tiberias), Peter Agba (Maccabi Haifa), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Gençlerbirligi SK)
Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), Simon Moses (Paris FC), Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla), Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), Akor Adams (Sevilla), Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod), Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad), Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) Victor Boniface (Werder Bremen), Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor AS), Terem Moffi (OGC Nice), Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Cyriel Dessers (Panathinaikos, Greece); Abdulrasheed Shehu (Niger Tornadoes); Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen), Ekeson Okorie (Nasarawa United), Chisom Orji (Warri Wolves), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (OH Leuven), Philip Otele (Basel), Salim Fago Lawal (NK Istra 1961), Emmanuel Michael (Linzer Athletik SK)
In which group are Nigeria in?
They are in group C.
Which team will they play first in AFCON 2025?
Nigeria will play Tanzania first in AFCON 2025
Which other nations are in Nigeria’s group?
Tanzania, Uganda and Tunisia.
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After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.