Head coach the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has picked Victor Osimhen as the captain for today’s Africa Cup of Nations semi final game against Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The team will be without captain Wilfred Ndidi who is suspended for the game after picking up two yellow cards in the knock out round against Mozambique and Algeria respectively.
In his absence Chelle announced to the team after yesterday’s training that Osimhen will wear the captain’s armband later today, further confirming his retention as deputy captain despite the disagreement he had with Ademola Lookman in the game against Mozambique, which many feared will cost him his leadership role.
It will not be the first time that he will be wearing the captain’s armband in the tournament. He was the one with the band when Ndidi was rested for the last group game against Uganda.
