The senior national team of Nigeria will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on host of the Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire in their second game of the tournament, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria started their campaign on a not too impressive note by coming from behind to draw 1-1 against Equatorial Guinea in their first game. Cote d’Ivoire started on a sound note by beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0.
Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro isn’t taking the game lightly and plans on the perfect system to prosecute the game has started in earnest, following a video session where they reviewed how the team played in their opening game.
Peseiro expressed his satisfaction with the way they played in the 1-1 draw, particularly with the number of chances they created which is for now the highest ever by any team in the tournament so far.
He however made corrections to the errors and some poor decisions he noticed during the course of the game. Which could mean lining up in the same way when they play the host on Thursday.
That said, a member of the crew told OwnGoalNigeria.com that the only likely change will be reverting to a back three with the trio of William Troost-Ekong, Semi Ajayi and Calvin Bassey expected to be at the back.
The idea is to keep the host at bay considering the fact that they will be pumped up for action with the crowd cheering them on. So containing them is the first step they have discussed so far.
Osas Mahawi
