Osimhen scored four goals, one short of the five scored by Brahim Diaz, who eventually won the Golden Boot of the tournament.
Nigerian fans expressed strong displeasure with Laryea’s officiating, claiming his decisions were biased in favour of the host nation.
Head coach Eric Chelle has praised the Super Eagles’ mental strength despite their 4-2 penalty shoot-out loss to hosts Morocco in the AFCON 2025 semi-final.
The names on the list are expected to be trimmed later to 28 players.
Nwabali’s two saves in the shootout were not enough to cancel out misses from Calvin Bassey, Moses Simon, and Semi Ajayi.
The first batch of players and team officials arrived at the Rive Hotel, Rabat, on Sunday afternoon
Nigeria’s Super Eagles crashed out of the race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday.
Nigeria will confront group C leaders Rwanda in Kigali on March 21 before taking on Zimbabwe’s Warriors at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, four days later.
Fulham have condemned racist and homophobic abuse faced by their defender Calvin Bassey online after he scored in Sunday’s FA Cup win over Manchester United.
Galatasaray forward Victor Osimhen and defender Olisah Ndah will miss the two matches due to injuries.
