Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has made one change to the starting lineup that defeated Angola in the quarter final of the Africa Cup of Nations ahead of today’s semi final game against South Africa , OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Peseiro’s side are within one win from matching the feat of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squad of Nigeria, who went all the way to beat Burkina Faso 1-0 at the home of today’s opponent. That was the last time they won the trophy.
Ahead of today’s game, head coach Jose Peseiro has been forced into making one change to his starting lineup with regular left wing back in his preferred 3-4-3 formation Zaidu Sanusi not available due to injury, just as we exclusively reported earlier.
In his absence the coach will most likely deploy Ola Aina to play in that role with Bright Osayi-Samuel coming in at the right back slot as his replacement. That is the only change in the setup per what we exclusively gathered ahead of the 6pm Nigerian time kick off for the game.
Starting XI:
Stanley Nwabali
Ola Aina
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Semi Ajayi
William Troost-Ekong
Calvin Bassey
Alex Iwobi
Frank Onyeka
Ademola Lookman
Moses Simon
Victor Osimhen
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman