The senior national team of Nigeria will later today take on the main team of Algeria in their second friendly game in the ongoing international break. They already drew 2-2 with the B team of the same country.
Algeria B took the lead before Nigeria levelled and later went 2-1 up before a late penalty by Algeria ensured they snatched something from the game. Nigeria made several changes in the second half of the game with scores at 0-1 after the half time break.
After the game, the coach of the B team of Algeria Madjid Bougherra picked two players in the Nigerian team who changed the game in favor of the Super Eagles in the second half of the 2-2 draw.
” We did very well against a strong Nigerian team. The quality was the difference in the end and everybody know they have it in their individual players. We saw how (Alex) Iwobi and (Moses) Simon changed the game. So you have to be proud of my team”, he said.
Heading into today’s game, the duo are expected to start with coach Jose Peseiro keen on getting something from the second game. He is expected to play his regular players from the start.
