Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle will make major changes to the starting lineup of the Nigerian team for tomorrow’s third place team against Egypt in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria failed to match their feat of getting to the final at the last AFCON, after losing 4-2 on penalties to the host Morocco in the semi final, a game marred by poor officiating. They will now settle for the third place playoff against Egypt.
Chelle will as usual pick a very competitive team in his bid to earn his team a podium finish, but will also hand game time and opportunities to fringe players in the team. Despite the changes, the Super Eagles are favourites for the match with the online betting sites. 1xbet have Nigeria with odds of 2.16 (46% chance of winning), whilst Egypt are 3.92 (25%). .
Per what we exclusively gathered, only five of the players who started the semi final against Morocco will keep their spot in the starting lineup, with changes in goal, midfield, defence and attack.
The game is billed for 5pm Nigerian time.
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