The Nigeria Football Federation has unveiled the Super Eagles' provisional squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

An analysis of the roster shows that manager Eric Chelle has called up six goalkeepers, thirteen defenders, twelve midfielders and twenty-three forwards.

Werder Bremen defender Felix Agu has been included in the squad, but the former Germany U21 international will not make a cap-tying appearance during the tournament in Morocco as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.

Arsenal academy graduate Ryan Alebiosu is among the uncapped players in the squad. 

Celtic striker Kelechi Iheanacho and Nottingham Forest duo Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi , who have fitness concerns, also feature in the provisional squad, alongside a fit-again trio of Igoh Ogbu, Cyriel Dessers, and Nathan Tella.

Key names in the squad include Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and 2023 AFCON Most Valuable Player William Troost-Ekong.

Premier League representation is strong, with Crystal Palace's Christantus Uche, Wolverhampton Wanderers' Tolu Arokodare, Fulham duo Samuel Chukwueze and Calvin Bassey and Brentford's Frank Onyeka all included.

The squad also features stars from the Nigeria Premier Football League, including Abdulrasheed Shehu, Ebenezer Harcourt, Ekeson Okorie, Chisom Orji and Adekunle Adeleke.

A final 28-man squad will be selected from the provisional list in the coming days, with the Super Eagles set to begin their training camp in Egypt on Wednesday, December 10.

Placed in Group C for the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria will face Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania.

Super Eagles' provisional Afcon squad

Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania); Maduka Okoya (Udinese FC, Italy); Adebayo Adeleye (Volos FC, Greece); Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus); Ebenezer Harcourt (Sporting Lagos);

Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood, Saudi Arabia); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (Hull City, England); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City, England); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiakos, Greece); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal); Igoh Ogbu (Slavia Prague, Czech Republic); Felix Agu (Werder Bremen, Germany); Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers, England); Adekunle Adeleke (Abia Warriors);

Midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Wilfred Ndidi (Besiktas FC, Turkey); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace, England); Tochukwu Nnadi (Zulte Waregem, Belgium); Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (SS Lazio, Italy); Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa SC, Italy); Usman Muhammed (Ironi Tiberias, Israel); Peter Agba (Maccabi Haifa, Israel); Tom Dele-Bashiru (Gençlerbirligi SK, Turkey)

Forwards: Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC, Italy); Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham FC, England); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Simon Moses (Paris FC, France); Chidera Ejuke (Sevilla FC, Spain); Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England); Akor Adams (Sevilla FC, Spain); Olakunle Olusegun (Pari Nizhny Novgorod, Russia); Sadiq Umar (Real Sociedad, Spain); Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic Glasgow, Scotland); Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest, England); Victor Boniface (Werder Bremen, Germany); Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor AS, Turkey); Terem Moffi (OGC Nice, France); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Cyriel Dessers (Panathinaikos FC, Greece); Abdulrasheed Shehu (Niger Tornadoes); Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen, Czech Republic); Ekeson Okorie (Nasarawa United); Chisom Orji (Warri Wolves); Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi (OH Leuven, Belgium); Philip Otele (FC Basel, Switzerland); Salim Fago Lawal (NK Istra 1961 (Croatia); Emmanuel Michael (Linzer Athletik SK, Austria)

Ifeanyi Emmanuel