The Super Eagles squad for the Djurtus has been released with the Italy based forwards making the cut
Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has released his squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea Bissau with Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Paul Onuachu among those selected.
Having won their first two matches, the Super Eagles lead Group A. They will be hoping to continue their perfect start against the West Africans inside Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 24. Three days later, the reverse fixture will hold at the Estadio 24 de Setembro in Bissau.
Peseiro picked a strong team for the Djurtus with the trio making the cut alongside Everton’s Alex Iwobi, and Leicester City’s duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi.
Others are Villarreal forward Samuel Chukwueze and Southampton midfielder Joe Aribo. However, Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi was conspicuously missing alongside goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.
Nigeria U20’s Daniel Bameyi and Chijioke Aniagboso have been handed a maiden call-up to the three-time African champions as well as Rivers United goalkeeper Victor Sochima.
Egyptian referee Mahmoud Elbana will be in the centre, with his compatriots Youssef Elbosaty, Sami Halhal and Ahmed El-Ghandour to function as assistant referee 1, assistant referee 2 and fourth official respectively. Prosper Harrison Addo from Ghana will be the match commissioner and his compatriot Kotey Alexander will be the referee assessor.
NIGERIA SQUAD IN FULL
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Victor Sochima (Rivers United); Kingsley Aniagboso (Giant Brillars)
Defenders: Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce SK, Turkey); Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim, Germany); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Calvin Bassey (FC Ajax, The Netherlands); Daniel Bameyi (YumYum FC); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista FC, Portugal)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Joe Aribo (Southampton, England)
Forwards: Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Ahmed Musa (Sivasspor K, Turkey); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal CF, Spain); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC, Italy); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Paul Onuachu (Southampton FC, England)
What is Ahmed Musa and Joe Aribo doing in team in the place of Etebo and Olayinka. Aribo has been the bench ever since. Musa has never played more than 10 minutes in any game.
Please l believe players should be invited on merit, their present form.
My humble submission.
Thanks.
You are very correct. Please let’s move forward as a country
Goal Keeper:
Replace that under 20 goal Keeper with Adeleye
Defenders:
Omeruo, Ajayi, Bameyi should have been replaced by Ebuehi, Ogbu and Obileye
Mid-fielders:
Ndidi, Aribo and Onyeka should have been replaced by Etebo, Nwobodo and Nwakali
Attacker:
Onauchu and Musa should be replaced immediately for Gift Orban and Saviour Godwin
Must keep recycling old and tired legs?
change usoho with ezenwa please
I am absolutely surprised that Gift Orban is not invited, after Osimrn and Lukmm, he is the next hottest Nigerian player broad
just one match doesn’t define a player
Wtf is one match.
Gift Orban has 12 goals in 9 matches for Gent since he arrived. So stop talking trash if u don’t know football. Go and watch Telitubbies
My sentiments exactly, why is Ahmed Musa still invited to the team? He played his part years ago, he did well, but now is time for the young ones. What is wrong with the technical team? How can you sincerely say Musa should be on the team. This has to be a political issue.
This coach is an inexperience coach,he didn’t invite players base on form,he omitted orban bringing Ahmed Musa and Paul onuchi who have not scored a goal since his move to premier league.
This forward line is totally nonsense….
Where is gift orban??
one of the reason why we don’t go far in competition are all this things, imagine chuba akpom omitted from this list, he’s the top scorer in the championship this season, gift orban is another good prospect, I thought it will be different in this new coach reign but I just discovered he’s just taking us aback, why on earth will he just take four midfielders with him, out of the four is even iwobi that has been consistent, the rest are bench warmers or don’t even play at all
Nigeria never surprises me when squads are called up and that’s a terrible thing. what about the Fulham defender, what about our kids that are pushing to play for Ireland, what about our crystal palace boys, what about Orban, what is musa doing there. See if they keep calling musa, abeg Jay Jay wear kit and come and play.
Where are the crystal palace boys
Musa
Where is the Fulham defender
What Is Aribo doing here?
Where is Gift orban
Where is the shame
NIGER WILL NEVER GO FAR IN THERE LIFE
still can’t figure out when we left gernot rohr go just to bring in coaches that can’t convince players aboard to play for us why Musa wen u can try convince madueke to play for why Paul who has been poor for us when playing for Nigeria when u can bring in youngster like gift orban
Dis is absolute inexperience in de site of de coach,callingup musa and ommiting gift orban. not happy at all…
Bring back Gernt Rohr, because we can’t go anywhere with this coach with this nonsense & useless selection to the national team
I wish to see Chwukuemeka from Chelsea, and why only 4 Midfield were called