CAF Releases Peseiro’s 40-Man Nigeria Provisional AFCON 2023 Squad

The Confederation of African Football has published Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro’s 40-man provisional squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

CAF unveiled the list on its website, with 3 home-based players – Ojo Olorunleke, Amas Obasogie and Christian Nwoke making the cut.

Peseiro is expected to finalize his roster by submitting it to CAF ahead of the January 3rd deadline.

In line with CAF directives, the Super Eagles will be allowed a maximum 27-man party, with the option of including 4 extra players.

The tournament kicks off on January 13th 2023 across 5 host cities in Cote d’Ivoire – Abidjan, Bouake, Korhogo, San Pedro and Yamoussoukro.

With the provisional list out, the coach and technical crew will work to choose the most ideal final delegation.