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Squad of Nigeria for Africa Cup of Nations 2021
| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
Team |
| 1 | |
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Okoye, Maduka
| | 1.97 | | 22 | | | GK |  Sparta |
| 2 | |
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Aina
| | 1.79 | | 25 | | | DF Either side back |  Torino |
| 3 | |
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Collins, J
| | 1.83 | | 27 | | | DF Left-back |  Paderborn |
| 4 | |
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Ndidi
| | 1.81 | | 25 | | | MF Defensive midfielder |  Leicester |
| 5 | |
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Troost-Ekong
(c) | | 1.91 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back | Watford |
| 6 | |
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Ajayi
| | 1.93 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back | West Brom |
| 7 | |
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Musa, A
| | 1.70 | | 29 | | | FW Striker/Either side wing |  Karagumrk |
| 8 | |
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Onyeka, F
| | 1.83 | | 24 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | Brentford |
| 9 | |
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Ighalo
| | 1.88 | | 32 | | | FW Striker |  Shabab SA |
| 10 | |
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Aribo
| | 1.83 | | 25 | | | MF Attacking midfielder |  Rangers |
| 11 | |
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Onyekuru
| | 1.75 | | 24 | | | FW Left-wing |  Olympiacs |
| 12 | |
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Sanusi, Z
| | 1.82 | | 24 | | | DF Left-back |  Porto |
| 13 | |
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Ejuke
| | 1.76 | | 24 | | | FW Left-wing/Right-wing |  CSKA |
| 14 | |
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Iheanacho, K (1996)
| | 1.85 | | 25 | | | FW Striker | Leicester |
| 15 | |
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Simon, Moses
| | 1.68 | | 26 | | | FW Left-wing/Attacking midfielder |  Nantes |
| 16 | |
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Akpeyi
| | 1.86 | | 35 | | | GK |  Kaizer Ch |
| 17 | |
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Chukwueze
| | 1.72 | | 22 | | | FW Right-wing |  Villarreal |
| 18 | |
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Iwobi
| | 1.83 | | 25 | | | MF Attacking midfielder/Either side midfield | Everton |
| 19 | |
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Awoniyi
| | 1.81 | | 24 | | | FW Striker | U Berlin |
| 20 | |
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Awaziem
| | 1.89 | | 25 | | | DF Centre-back/Defensive midfielder | Alanya |
| 21 | |
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Ebuehi
| | 1.87 | | 26 | | | DF Right-back | Venezia |
| 22 | |
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Omeruo
| | 1.85 | | 28 | | | DF Centre-back/Right-back | Leganés |
| 23 | |
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Uzoho
| | 1.96 | | 23 | | | GK |  Omonia |
| 24 | |
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Sadiq
| | 1.92 | | 24 | | | FW Striker | Almeria |
| 25 | |
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Nwakali, K
| | 1.81 | | 23 | | | MF Attacking midfielder | Huesca |
| 26 | |
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Ndah, O
| | 1.90 | | 23 | | | DF Centre-back | Orlando |
| 27 | |
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Noble, J
| | 1.83 | | 28 | | | GK |  Enyimba |
| 28 | |
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Olayinka
| | 1.88 | | 26 | | | FW Striker/Either side wing |  Slavia |
| Coach | | From Dec-21 | To Feb-22 | | Eguavoen | | From Sep-18 | To Apr-22 | | Yusuf ( Asst ) | | From Feb-20 | To Apr-22 | | Yobo ( Asst ) | | From Dec-21 | To Jul-22 | | Aigbogun ( Asst ) |
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