Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has unveiled a 23-man
squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Sierra
Leone.
Peseiro kept faith with some regulars, with Ahmed Musa,
goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye, defender William Ekong, midfielder Alex Iwobi and
forward Moses Simon among those invited.
Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho, Taiwo Awoniyi and Wilfred
Ndidi also made the squad.
Home-based goaltenders Victor Sochima and Olorunleke Ojo are
also called, as well as Rivers United defender Ebube Duru and Bendel Insurance
FC midfielder Divine Nwachukwu.
The Super Eagles are top of their qualification group with
nine points out of four matches.
They are followed by Guinea-Bissau’s Wild Dogs, who have
seven points. Leone Stars, who gave the Eagles a tough run in Abuja on Day 1 of
the qualification series before succumbing 2-1, are on five points. Sao Tome
and Principe, who play the Super Eagles on the final day of the series in
September, are bottom with only one point.
The encounter is billed for Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium,
Monrovia, on Sunday, June 18.
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