Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle names 54-man provisional squad for AFCON 2025, including Osimhen, Troost-Ekong, Ndidi, and domestic stars

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has announced a 54-man provisional squad for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.

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The announcement was made across all Nigeria Football Federation platforms on Tuesday.

Captain William Troost-Ekong (Bodø/Glimt, Norway), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Turkey), Wilfred Ndidi (Beşiktaş, Turkey), and Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa) headline the list. Established internationals including Maduka Okoye (Udinese, Italy), Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal), Calvin Bassey (Fulham, England), Semi Ajayi (Hull City, England), Frank Onyeka (Brentford, England), Alex Iwobi (Fulham, England), Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta, Italy), Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham, England), Simon Moses (Paris FC, France), and Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla, Spain) also feature.

Home-based players included are Abdulrasheed Shehu (Niger Tornadoes), Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos), Ekeson Okorie (Nasarawa United), Chisom Orji (Warri Wolves), and Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors), reflecting Chelle’s intention to assess domestic talent ahead of the tournament.

The final 28-man squad will be selected in the coming days.

The Super Eagles will open their training camp in Egypt on 10 December, where they will play warm-up matches before the competition begins on 21 December.

Nigeria has been drawn in Group C alongside Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda.

Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United), Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania), Maduka Okoye (Udinese, Italy), Adebayo Adeleye (Volos FC, Greece), Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus), Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos)

Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood, Saudi Arabia), Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England), Calvin Bassey (Fulham, England), Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England), Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England), Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece), Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes, France), Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal), Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic), Felix Agu (Werder Bremen, Germany), Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers, England), Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors)

Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham, England), Frank Onyeka (Brentford, England), Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA), Wilfred Ndidi (Beşiktaş, Turkey), Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium), Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace, England), Tochukwu Nnadi (Zulte Waregem, Belgium), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy), Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa SC, Italy), Usman Muhammed (Ironi Tiberias, Israel), Peter Agba (Maccabi Haifa, Israel), Tom Dele-Bashiru (Gençlerbirligi SK, Turkey)

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Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atalanta, Italy), Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham, England), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray, Turkey), Simon Moses (Paris FC, France), Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla, Spain), Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Akor Adams (Sevilla, Spain), Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia), Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad, Spain), Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic Glasgow, Scotland), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, England), Victor Boniface (Werder Bremen, Germany), Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France), Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Cyriel Dessers (Panathinaikos, Greece), Abdulrasheed Shehu (Niger Tornadoes), Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen, Czech Republic), Ekeson Okorie (Nasarawa United), Chisom Orji (Warri Wolves), Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (OH Leuven, Belgium), Philip Otele (FC Basel, Switzerland), Salim Fago Lawal (NK Istra 1961, Croatia), Emmanuel Michael (Linzer Athletik SK, Austria)