Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen is expected to make a late decision on two spots in his starting lineup for today’s AFCON qualifiers game against Libya in Uyo, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will be looking to consolidate their top spot in the group after picking four points from their first two games of the series, courtesy of a 3-0 win over Benin Republic and a 0-0 draw away to Rwanda in Kigali.
Ahead of today’s game against Libya in Uyo , Eguavoen who is still occupying the position of the chief coach of the team in interim capacity is yet to decide on two key areas in his starting lineup according to what we exclusively gathered.
While the back four looks set to be the quartet of William Troost-Ekong, Semi Ajayi, Bruno Onyemaechi and Ola Aina. Stanley Nwabali will continue in goal after seeing off a fierce challenge from Maduka Okoye.
In the middle, the coach is yet to decide on who will start between Alex Iwobi and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in a three man midfield with two slots already taken by the duo Wilfred Ndidi and Frank Onyeka. A decision is expected this morning after a meeting with the rest of the crew.
In attack , Ademola Lookman and Victor Boniface are sure to start but a third spot in attack is far from settled with Moses Simon having the edge over Samuel Chukwueze, who started in both games during the last round of qualifiers.
Simon showed his ability with an assist in the 3-0 win after coming on as a substitute, and his performance at his club and training sessions has left Eguavoen thinking of dropping Chukwueze for the Nantes star.
