The senior national team of Nigeria will later today take on Guinea Bissau in the reverse tie of the 0-1 loss they suffered in Abuja on Friday in the AFCON 2023 qualifiers, OGN reports.
Nigeria will be hoping to get back to winning ways in the game that is scheduled for 5pm Nigerian team and ahead of the game , head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro is pondering five changes to the team that started on Friday.
We exclusively gathered that the Portuguese has five players in mind to be taken out of the team and it starts with the duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Ademola Lookman. Both players were taken off in the dressing room before the start of the second half.
Their spots have been handed to the duo of Moses Simon and Terem Moffi, who starts ahead of Paul Onuachu, who was a second half substitute on Friday in the 0-1 loss.
In central defence, the coach dropped the duo of Calvin Bassey and Kevin Akpoguma with Kenneth Omeruo and Semi Ajayi taking their spot respectively. Wilfred Ndidi was also dropped for Frank Onyeka.
Starting XI
Francis Uzoho
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Zaidu Sanusi
Semi Ajayi
Kenneth Omeruo
Frank Onyeka
Alex Iwobi
Terem Moffi
Moses Simon
Samuel Chukwueze
Victor Osimhen