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Squad of Nigeria for Africa World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| # | | | | Player | | Height | |
Age | | | Position |
Team |
| | 16 | |
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Ojo, Olorunleke
| | 1.89 | | 28 | | | GK |  Enyimba |
| 23 | |
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Uzoho
| | 1.96 | | 25 | | | GK |  Omonia |
| 1 | |
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Okoye, Maduka
| | 1.97 | | 24 | | | GK |  Udinese |
| 23 | |
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Nwabali
| | 1.96 | | 27 | | | GK |  Chippa |
| | 1 | |
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Obasogie
| | | | 23 | | | DF | Bendel |
| 22 | |
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Omeruo
| | 1.85 | | 30 | | | DF Centre-back/Right-back |  Kasımpaş |
| 6 | |
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Ajayi
| | 1.93 | | 30 | | | DF Centre-back |  West Brom |
| 20 | |
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Awaziem
| | 1.89 | | 26 | | | DF Centre-back/Defensive midfielder |  Cincy |
| 5 | |
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Tanimu
| | 1.83 | | 21 | | | DF Centre-back | Crawley |
| 3 | |
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Collins, J
| | 1.83 | | 29 | | | DF Left-back |  Cardiff |
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Bassey, C
| | 1.85 | | 23 | | | DF Left-back/Centre-back | Fulham |
| 21 | |
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Bruno Onyemaechi
| | 1.84 | | 24 | | | DF Left-back |  Boavista |
| 3 | |
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Igboke
| | 1.76 | | 18 | | | DF Left-back/Left-wing | Enugu R |
| 2 | |
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Sodiq, I
| | 1.74 | | 20 | | | DF Right-back/Right-midfield | Remo |
| 2 | |
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Aina
| | 1.79 | | 27 | | | DF Either side back | Not.Forest |
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Iwobi
| | 1.83 | | 27 | | | MF Attacking midfielder/Either side midfield | Fulham |
| 10 | |
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Aribo
| | 1.83 | | 27 | | | MF Attacking midfielder | Southmptn |
| 18 | |
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Olawoyin
| | 1.78 | | 25 | | | MF Attacking midfielder/Left-wing | Rizespor |
| 8 | |
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Onyeka, F
| | 1.83 | | 25 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder |  Augsburg |
| 13 | |
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Yusuf, A
| | 1.75 | | 23 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | N England |
| 10 | |
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Dele-Bashiru, F
| | 1.76 | | 22 | | | MF Box-to-Box midfielder | Lazio |
| 4 | |
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Ndidi
(c) | | 1.81 | | 26 | | | MF Defensive midfielder | Leicester |
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Onyedika
| | 1.84 | | 22 | | | MF Defensive midfielder/Centre-back |  Cl.Brugge |
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Osayi-Samuel
| | 1.75 | | 25 | | | MF Right-midfield/Right-back | Fenerbhce |
| | 15 | |
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Simon, Moses
| | 1.68 | | 28 | | | FW Left-wing/Attacking midfielder |  Nantes |
| 11 | |
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Chukwueze
| | 1.72 | | 24 | | | FW Right-wing | Milan |
| 11 | |
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Tella
| | 1.73 | | 24 | | | FW Right-wing/Left-wing | Leverkusn |
| 19 | |
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Onuachu
| | 2.01 | | 29 | | | FW Striker | Southmptn |
| 14 | |
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Iheanacho, K (1996)
| | 1.85 | | 27 | | | FW Striker |  Sevilla |
| 19 | |
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Sadiq
| | 1.92 | | 26 | | | FW Striker | R.Sociedad |
| 12 | |
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Awoniyi
| | 1.81 | | 26 | | | FW Striker | Not.Forest |
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Boniface, V
| | 1.89 | | 22 | | | FW Striker | Leverkusn |
| 9 | |
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Moffi
| | 1.88 | | 24 | | | FW Striker | Nice |
| 7 | |
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Lookman
| | 1.74 | | 25 | | | FW Either side wing/Attacking midfielder | Atalanta |
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