More Nigerian Players Look To Make Afcon Squad As CAF Increase Numbers For Tournament

A few Nigeria players will be hoping to impress head coach Gernot Rohr and consequently make the cut for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has increased the number of players for each country ahead of the postponed AFCON from 23 players to 28.

The move is to allow participating countries to have a larger squad to cater for event should there be an issue of players testing positive for Covid-19 during the tournament.

The decision was contained in a letter signed by Samson Adamu, Director of Competitions at the continent’s football governing body and sent to Member Associations on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

On the other hand, each country will bear the cost of the international travel as well as the accommodation of these additional players on the final list.

CAF also stated that the registration of the 5 additional players is only an option and not an obligation.

The 2022 AFCON will take place in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022.