Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has hinted at who he sees as a potential partner to top striker Victor Osimhen in the attack of his team when they take on Guinea Bissau in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, OGN reports.
Peseiro’s team have so far picked up two wins from their first two games with wins against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe respectively putting them in pole position to snatch one of the two automatic ticket from the group.
Nigeria will look to seal their spot at the next Africa Cup of Nations by going all out to win the back to back games against Guinea Bissau starting from the first tie in Abuja on the 24th of March and the reverse tie four days later.
Napoli’s hitman Osimhen has cemented his spot as the top striker of the team but in Peseiro’s style and formation which favours a two man attack, the coach hasn’t found a partner for the 23 year old in attack.
However that doesn’t seems to be the issue going into these games with Peseiro hinting at playing Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman in the same role he plays at his team, which is as part of a two man attack. Lookman has 12 goals from that role this season as opposed to his traditional role as a winger.
“The speed of thought and dribbling. He and Osimhen are different: one is power, the other is speed, but they complement each other. I’m proud to see them compete, it’s good for my Nigeria and we will see them in attack for the AFCON qualifiers”, he said in an interview with the Italian media monitored by OGN editorial team.
Waziri Damian
