Nigeria will take on Zimbabwe in the first semi final game of the Unity Cup friendly tournament in London with head coach Eric Chelle without most of his regular players for the game.
Chelle trained with 20 players yesterday with seven of the invited players yet to join the team as at the time of this report. It’s still uncertain if they will be available before the second game.
Despite their absence Chelle is keen on the team defending the title they won last year, and has picked what he believe is the strongest starting lineup for today’s game.
Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will wear the captain armband in the absence of the duo of f Wilfred Ndidi and Moses Simon. Two of the back four in front of him will be players from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).
OwnGoalNigeria.com can also reveal that another player from the NPFL will start in the midfield alongside the duo of Tochukwu Nnadi and Samson Tijjani.
The four man attack will be Philip Otele, Femi Azeez, Terem Moffi and Owen Oseni.
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