AFCON 2021: Ebuehi, Akpoguma Missing As Eguavoen Releases Super Eagles List

AFCON 2021: Ebuehi, Akpoguma Missing As Eguavoen Releases Super Eagles List Sampson Adedeji After much delay, the interim coach of Nigeria's Super Eagles, Austin Eguavoen has released the list of 28 players that will represent the country in Cameroon, BSNsports.com.ng can report. All the regular players under former coach Gernot Rohr made the list except for Tyrone Ebuehi and Kelvin Akpoguma who were dropped. The list witnessed the first invitation of Almeria striker Sadiq Umar and Kelechi Nwakali while Enyimba a goalkeeper John Noble was the only local player named on the list. The team camp will open in Abuja on December 29th while they will depart for Cameroon on the 5th of January, 2022. Goalkeepers Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); John Noble (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa); Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Defenders Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC, Turkey); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07, Germany); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates, South Africa) Midfielders Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Nwakali (SD Huesca, Spain) Forwards Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain); Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin, Germany); Odion Jude Ighalo (Al-Shabab Riyadh, Saudi Arabia); Alex Iwobi (Everton FC, England); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England)