The starting lineup of the senior national team of Nigeria for the AFCON 2021 qualifiers against Sierra Leone later today has been confirmed.
Coach of the team Gernot Rohr has decided to go for a 4-3-3 formation as he aim to maximize the attacking potentials in his team for the game.
Rohr for the third game running dropped on loan Fulham defender Ola Aina from the starting lineup leaving the former England youth international unhappy.
Kevin Akpoguma was picked by the coach to start at right back ahead of the duo of Aina and Tyronne Ebuehi who are the natural right back in the squad.
Camp sources reveal that Aina is unhappy with his recent bench role which saw him benched in both friendly games against Algeria and Tunisia respectively .
Below is the starting lineup.
Maduka Okoye
Kevin Akpoguma
Zaidu Sanusi
Leon Balogun
William Troost Ekong
Oghenekaro Etebo
Joe Aribo
Alex Iwobi
Ahmed Musa
Samuel Chukwueze
Victor Osimhen