Confirmed : Uzoho, Iwobi, Ebuehi, Etebo, Iheanacho named in Super Eagles starting XI vs Lesotho
Published: March 30, 2021Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has announced his starting lineup for his side's final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho on Tuesday evening.
The three-time African champions are one of the eight teams still unbeaten in the AFCON qualifiers, the others being Cape Verde, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal and Burkina Faso.
APOEL Nicosia's Francis Uzoho has been selected to be in between the pipes, his first international match since suffering a serious injury in a friendly against Brazil in October 2019.
Rohr has gone with Tyronne Ebuehi, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun and Zaidu Sanusi in defence, with the Twente and Porto defenders deployed at right back and left back respectively.
Stoke City loanee Oghenekaro Etebo starts in the middle of the park and he is joined by Wilfred Ndidi.
There are starting berths for Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze and Kelechi Iheanacho and the trio have been given the license to operate across the attacking third, while Alex Iwobi completes the starting lineup.
The match between Nigeria and Lesotho is scheduled to kickoff at 1700 hours at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.
Nigeria's Starting XI : Uzoho, Ebuehi, Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Sanusu, Ndidi, Etebo, Iheanacho, Chukwueze, Osimhen, Iwobi
Nigeria's Starting XI : Uzoho, Ebuehi, Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Sanusu, Ndidi, Etebo, Iheanacho, Chukwueze, Osimhen, Iwobi
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