The senior national team of Nigeria are close to rounding up preparation for tomorrow’s game against Sierra Leone which is their first in the race to be at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
New coach Jose Peseiro has been taking the team in training with two friendly games against Mexico and Ecuador ending in 1-2 and 0-1 losses respectively. Sierra Leone will be his first competitive game in charge.
It appears he is keen on playing a system that accommodates two strikers in attack as he used same formation in both friendly games. He paired Cyriel Dessers with Terem Moffi.
However that hasn’t been the case so far as he has in the last two session of the team used the pair of Victor Osimhen and Sadiq Umar in attack with the former slightly ahead. The coach had a private session with the duo yesterday and that has added more to the idea that they might start tomorrow.
Peseiro is also leaning towards a new central defence partnership with the duo of Semi Ajayi and William Troost Ekong. He has had them play with the team that looks likely to start tomorrow. Also his assistant Acacio Santos did several drills with the duo.
The one area where the coach still remain undecided is the area of left full back. It’s a straight fight between Calvin Bassey and Zaidu Sanusi. Bassey slightly ahead but he might be drafted to play in central defence if Peseiro decides to play with the 3-5-2 formation.
