Stephen Keshi Makes Changes To Starting Eleven
Nigeria gaffer Stephen Keshi has made blanket changes to his starting lineup for the exhibition match with Italy in London on Monday evening.<br /><br />Compared to the starting eleven which defeated Ethiopia on Saturday, there are personnel changes in all the departments - goalkeeper, defense, midfield and attack.<br /><br />Hapoel Beer Sheva numero uno Austin Ejide will start in goal and he is one of the seven changes made by Stephen Keshi.<br /><br />Celtic defender Efe Ambrose, Elderson Echiejile (Sporting Braga) and Kenneth Omeruo drop to the bench. <br /><br />Nigerian Premier League trio Solomon Kwambe, Benjamin Francis and Azubuike Egwuekwe are paired in defense alongside Godfrey Oboabona, whose status as a home based player changed just three months back .<br /><br />Mikel Obi, Eddy Onazi plus Nnamdi Oduamadi start in midfield, a move which means Sunday Mba and Reuben Gabriel will be on the substitutes bench when the game kicks off 2045 hours.<br /><br />Two English Premier League stars - Victor Moses of Liverpool and evergreen Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United) - and Bright Dike start upfront for the African champions.<br /><br /><u><b>Starting Lineup</b></u><br />Ejide;Kwambe, Oboabona, Egwuekwe, Francis; Mikel, Onazi, Oduamadi; Dike, Moses, Ameobi<br /><br /> <br />
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