Nigeria’s group rivals at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea, released their final 27-man squad list for the tournament on Monday.
Head coach Juan Micha Obiang included record goal scorer and team captain Emilio Nsue Lopez, Italy-based midfielder Jose Machin Dicombo, and Las Palmas center-back Saul Basilio Coco in the team, while Cano Sports’ Jose Nabil is the only home-based player in the squad.
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The Central Africans are set to partake in their fourth AFCON, and they will be hoping to perform better than their tournament-best fourth-place finish, which they enjoyed at the 2015 edition of the competition in which they were hosts.
Nzalang Nacional are drawn in Group A with Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, and Nigeria.
They will kick off their campaign on January 14 against the Super Eagles, take on Guinea-Bissau four days later, before locking horns with hosts Ivory Coast on Monday, January 22, in the final group game.
FULL SQUAD LIST
Goalkeepers: Jesus Owono (Deportivo Alaves), Manuel Sapunga (Polokwane City), Aitor Embela (Soneja).
Defenders: Basilio Ndong (Universitatea Craiova), Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes), Hugo Buyla (Sampdoria), Charles Ondo (Huddersfield Town), Saul Coco (Las Palmas), Marvin Anieboh (Illescas), Nestor Senra (Real Aviles), Jose Elo (Merida), Esteban Orozco (Arges Pitesti).
Midfielders: Yannick Buyla (Logrones), Luis Nlavo (Brava B), Alex Balboa (Deportivo Alaves), Federico Bikoro (Club Africain), Iban Salvador (Ceuta), Jose Machin (Monza), Santiago Eneme (MFK Vyskov), Josete Miranda (Niki Volos), Pablo Ganet (Alcoyano), Federico Nguema (Balti).
Forwards: Noe Ela (Numancia), Jose Nabil (Cano Sport), Emilio Nsue (Intercity), Salomon Obama (Santa Coloma), Oscar Siafa (Alessandria).
