Despite the team rehearsing the 3-5-2 formation in training it appears the senior national team of Nigeria will keep their 4-3-3 formation when they take on South Africa tomorrow, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Coach Gernot Rohr is widely expected to lineup his players in a different system against South Africa in the quarter final with many expecting him to switch to 3-5-2 following the success they achieved with it against South Africa during the AFCON 2019 qualifiers.
The idea is not one that the coach is keen on trying now as he has decided to stick with playing four at the back but Ola Aina will likely be axed for the returning Jamilu Collins at left back.
In attack, the more adventurous Samuel Chukwueze will get the nod ahead of Moses Simon who is suffering from a mild knock to his ankle and reports suggest that he played through the pain barrier in the game against Cameroon.
Simon took pain killer injection to start in the game against Cameroon due to Rohr’s preference for his all action style of helping out in defence and joining the attack when the need arises as seen in the game against Cameroon.
