Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face the Sudanese national team in less than one hour from this report in their second Group D game of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with the exact lineup that defeated Egypt 1-0 in their first game of the tournament reports Prime Business Africa.
As scooped by PBA, the interim coach Austin Eguavoen played his starting lineup in the probable side that prosecuted the last training session on Friday evening.
Maduka Okoye retains his place as the first choice goalkeeper while Kenneth Omeruo returns from an injury setback to partner captain William Troost Ekong in central defence.
Wilfred Ndidi, Joe Aribo and Kelechi Iheanacho will be in action in midfield while Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze both start on the wings meaning that Union Berlin striker Taiwo Awoniyi will lead the line again.
The game starts at 5pm and a win will ensure Nigeria’s qualification to the round of 16 stages.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
