Nigeria: AFCON 2021 - CAF Increases Squad Lists From 23 to 28 Players

27 October 2021

In apparent move to boost teams with extra playing personnel in the event of more than three Covid-19 positive tests, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has increased the squad list for each country ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations from 23 players to 28.

With the increase, Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, now have additional five players to fortify his team aiming to go beyond the bronze won at the last AFCON 2019 in Egypt.

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