Sports
Moses, Iheanacho, Iwobi To Start Against Poland Tonight
In a couple of hours time, the Super Eagles will be slugging it out with Poland on the football pitch in a friendly game.
Chelsea star Victor Moses and Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi will join Leicester City hitman Kelechi Iheanacho upfront as the Super Eagles of Nigeria tackle Poland tonight in a friendly match.
It has been gathhered that Head coach Gernot Rohr who opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation handed China-based Odion Ighalo the job of leading the line upfront.
Joel Chukwuma Obi also gets a starting berth on his return to the national team fold.
The Torino midfielder almost missed the call up due to an injury at club level but has sufficiently proved his fitness in training, enough to displace vice-captain Ogenyi Onazi from the starting lineup.
Apart from Obi, two players who made their debuts in the Super Eagles’ last outing, a friendly win over Argentina in November; Brian Idowu and goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will also make their full debuts for the team.
The famed ‘Oyibo Wall’ will continue their partnership at the heart of the defence with William Troost-Ekong named as the captain for the night with his club mate, Shehu Abdullahi getting the nod at right back.
Tonight’s game billed for the Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw will kickoff at 8:45pm Nigerian time.
Eagles lineup:
Uzoho; Shehu Troost-Ekong, Balogun, Idowu; Ndidi, Joel Obi; Moses, Iheanacho, Iwobi; Ighalo.
Follow us on social media:-
Celebrity Gossip & Gist2 days ago
“I’m just getting started, I want to have 11 children, my great son Kambi will return” – Yul Edochie Lament
-
Lifestyle2 days ago
Moment police officer arrested his twin brother in US (Watch)
-
Celebrity Gossip & Gist1 day ago
“I made $1.3million (N1.6B) from my MSG sold-out show” – Singer Davido boasts in new video
-
News24 hours ago
Four year old dies during feeding hours at his school in Abuja