The senior national team of Nigeria will have a new midfield trio when they take on Tanzania in the AFCON qualifiers games against Tanzania, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Nigeria will go into the game looking for a win that will breathe life back into their campaign after losing 0-3 to Guinea-Bissau in their last game in the qualifiers.
Head coach of the Nigerian team Eric Chelle took a very shock decision by deciding to leave the duo of Raphael Onyedika and Frank Onyeka out of the team. In their place he picked the duo of Alhassan Yusuf and Tochukwu Nnadi.
Both players were key to the team winning the Unity Cup friendly tournament in the summer, and Chelle has been impressed by their performances for their teams since the start of the season.
Nnadi is now heavily favoured to play in a new midfield three with Iwobi and Ndidi ahead of him. Chelle feels he has the energy to cover grounds hence he can push his regular duo up the pitch.
Chelle’s faith in Nnadi is largely due to his form for Marseille in the French Ligue 1, where he has established himself as a starter under Bruno Genesio since his return from injury.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
