Jose Peseiro has explained how the Super Eagles’ 25-man squad was picked for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Eagles final squad for this month’s AFCON was announced on Friday December 29.

The likes of Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong made a return while Terem Moffi, Paul Onuachu and Cyriel Dessers were notable absentees.

It was initially reported that the Eagles will storm Côte d’Ivoire with 27 players but 25 will represent the country.

Speaking on the criteria for picking the 25 players, Peseiro listed the qualities met by those selected.

“The NFF decided that it will go with 25 and I agreed because it is easy to manage this number,” the Portuguese coach said on Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) TV.

“We first came up with the 41 players then the players who made the final list have been with us and they have shown good performance.

“There

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