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Super Eagles of Nigeria Head Coach, Eric Chelle, has revealed the preliminary list of players for the upcoming 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco.
The coach picked Captain William Ekong, star forward Victor Osimhen, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali in a preliminary list of 54 players for the tournament.
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Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defenders Zaidu Sanusi, Calvin Bassey and Semi Ajayi, midfielders Frank Onyeka, Alex Iwobi and Raphael Onyedika, and forwards Ademola Lookman, Samuel Chukwueze, Simon Moses and Chidera Ejuke also made the list.
The list also has Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) stars Abdulrasheed Shehu, Ebenezer Harcourt, Ekeson Okorie, Chisom Orji and Adekunle Adeleke. A final list of 28 players will be drawn from the provisional list in a matter of days.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to arrive at a training camp in Egypt on Wednesday, 10th December. The team is expected to play a couple of friendly matches before the tournament begins on Sunday, 21st December.
Nigeria is in Group C of the tournament alongside Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda.