Nigeria coach Salisu Yusuf names 23-man squad to face Ghana in 2023 CHAN Qualifiers

Nigeria head coach Salisu Yusuf has named his squad for the 2023 CHAN Qualifier against the Black Galaxies of Ghana.

The Super Eagles travel to Ghana for the first leg of the 2023 CHAN Qualifier against the Black Galaxies at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Coach Salisu Yusuf invited 35 players to begin camping,before selecting his final 23 for the double header.

The team is expected to arrive in Ghana on Friday to continue preparations ahead of the game.

The reverse fixture will take place at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja on September 3.

Full squad

Goal-keepers- Adewale Adeyinka, Ojo Olorunleke, Bankole Kayode

Defenders- Tope Olusesi, Kazie Eyinaya, Ebube Duru, Sani Faisal, Tosin Adegbite, Temple Emekayi, Isa Ali, Gbadebo Samson

Midfielders- Maurice Chukwu, Afeez Nosiru, Bello Babatunde, Chiamaka Madu, Joseph Onoja, Zulkifilu Muhammad Rabiu

Forwards- Andy Okpe, Chijioke Akuneto, Ossy Martins, Sadiq Abubakar, Nwobodo Obinna

Ghana boss on win

Annor Walker has assured that the Black Galaxies will beat Nigeria to qualify for the 2023 Championship of African Nations [CHAN] next year.

Ghana have failed to qualify for the last three editions of CHAN hosted in Rwanda, Morocco, and Cameroon.

The team started on a good note with a 4-0 win aggregate and must beat Nigeria in the final round of the qualifiers to book a place in the tournament scheduled to be hosted in Algeria next year.

Ahead of the game, Annor Walker speaking in an interview insisted that his side will beat their rivals to make a return to the tournament.

“We are playing Nigeria on Sunday and I must say we are ready for the game,” confident Annor Walker, who is the head coach of the side told Asempa FM.

“It will be a tough game but we are prepared and I am confident that we will qualify for the CHAN tournament next year,” he added.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 16:00GMT on Sunday.

The next edition of the CHAN tournament is slated for Sunday, January 8 to Tuesday, January 31, 2023.