Nigeria National Football Team

Governing body Nigeria Football Federation Affiliated 1960 Stadium Abuja National Stadium (60,491 seats) Manager A. Eguavoen

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Goalkeepers
F. Uzoho	J. Noble	D. Akpeyi
Defenders
W. Troost-Ekong Goals: 1	K. Omeruo	Z. Sanusi
L. Balogun	C. Bassey	O. Aina
S. Ajayi	A. Shehu
Midfielders
J. Ayodele-Aribo Assists: 1	F. Onyeka	B. Innocent
O. Etebo	A. Amoo
Attackers
A. Musa	V. Osimhen	E. Dennis
S. Chukwueze Goals: 1	A. Lookman	O. Ighalo
U. Sadiq Goals: 1	M. Simon Goals: 1, Assists: 1	K. Ịheanachọ Goals: 1, Assists: 1

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
23	F. Uzoho	23	90	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
27	J. Noble	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	D. Akpeyi	35	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
5	W. Troost-Ekong	28	360	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	K. Omeruo	28	259	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Z. Sanusi	24	270	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	L. Balogun	33
	C. Bassey	22
2	O. Aina	25	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6	S. Ajayi	28	101	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	A. Shehu	29
Midfielders
10	J. Ayodele-Aribo	25	243	3	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
8	F. Onyeka	24	14	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	B. Innocent	26
	O. Etebo	26
	A. Amoo	19
Attackers
7	A. Musa	29	27	2	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	V. Osimhen	23
	E. Dennis	24
17	S. Chukwueze	22	192	3	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
	A. Lookman	24
	O. Ighalo	32
24	U. Sadiq	25	99	4	1	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
15	M. Simon	26	303	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
14	K. Ịheanachọ	25	289	4	4	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	0

Nigeria is gearing up for the upcoming World Cup. The African giant has shown their strength in the qualifiers and will be keen on translating that into success in Russia.

The Super Eagles might not boast one-star name to look for inspiration, as Egypt does with Mohamed Salah, but what Nigeria has instead is a squad of experienced players. Several of their men are either in Europe's top-five leagues or are bossing the country's domestic competition. Gernot Rohr has now chosen a squad he believes will bring pride to their nation.

Coach's objective

Winning the World Cup will not be a realistic target, but getting out of their group will be a tough hill that can be overcome. Having been grouped with Argentina, Croatia, and Iceland; Nigeria could easily shock any of those three sides to grab that second qualification spot – or first.

New faces

Simeon Nwankwo is an uncapped Nigerian striker, so his inclusion will definitely attract attention. However, he has enjoyed a good season in Serie A, scoring seven goals for Crotone.

Veterans

John Obi Mikel took up his deserved spot on this list and should be the leader to guide this African powerhouse. The Tianjin Teda midfielder's experience will also be key for the Super Eagles.

Major absences

Despite being Nigeria's most-capped player in history, Vincent Enyeama was left out. There were calls for his call-up, but Rohr snubbed the veteran goalkeeper.