Nigerian Squad is here!!

Nigeria have trimmed their African Cup of Nations list to 24 from the squad of 32 earlier announced by head coach Shaibu Amodu.

After a meeting involving the NFF leadership, members of the NFF technical committee and the Super Eagles’ technical crew at the NFF secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday morning, eight players were dropped from the playing body for the final training camp that starts in Durban, South Africa, on New Year’s Day.

Team captain Nwankwo Kanu is set to make his sixth appearance in the continental showpiece, with his deputy Joseph Yobo and other ‘senior’ players like Oluwaseyi Olofinjana and Yakubu Aiyegbeni also listed.

The three goalkeepers who were at the last competition in Ghana earlier last year also head to Angola, with youngster Elderson Echiejile set to compete in his first African Nations Cup.

The full squad

Goalkeepers: Vincent Enyeama, Bamidele Aiyenugba, Austin Ejide

Defenders: Joseph Yobo, Danny Shittu, Obinna Nwaneri, Taye Taiwo, Elderson Echiejile, Yusuf Mohammed, Chidi Odiah, Onyekachi Apam

Midfielders: Nwankwo Kanu, Mikel Obi, Dickson Etuhu, Sani Kaita, Yusuf Ayila, Oluwaseyi Olofinjana, Kalu Uche

Strikers: Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Osaze Odemwingie, Michael Eneramo, Obinna Nsofor, Obafemi Martins, Chinedu Obasi.