Nigeria have overcome an injury crisis in attack as they prepare to face Guinea-Bissau in an AFCON qualifier today.
The Super Eagles cruised to a 2-1 defeat of Madagascar last week, but has doubts over both strikers who led the line in Uyo.
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Goalscorer George Ilenikhena and Akor Adams both missed training on Sunday, sparking concerns as to whether they will be involved in Bissau.
Neither man had completed the match against Madagascar, with Adams completing just over an hour and Ilenikhena managing 69 minutes before being withdrawn.
With Victor Osimhen also missing from the squad through injury, the good news is that Adams is fit enough to start, while Ilenikhena is named on the bench as Coventry’s Taiwo Awoniyi steps up to lead the line.
Moses Usor can count himself unlucky to not earn a promotion to the starting lineup after scoring off the bench last time out, but the LASK forward has to settle for a place on the bench once again.
The midfield core of Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi is kept intact but they are set to be joined by Frank Onyeka, which suggests a change of formation.
Eric Chelle has opted to rotate his defence after all bar one of the back four completed 90 minutes against Madagascar. The exception, Ola Aina, still put in 87 minutes.
Birmingham City’s Bright Osayi-Samuel is drafted in to refresh the back line here.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS
Nigeria XI: Nwabali; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi; Ndidi, Onyeka, Iwobi; Adams, Awoniyi, Lookman
Substitutes: Arokodare, Nwaiwu, Maduka, Fernandez, Ilenikhena, Isaac, Simon, Okonkwo, Chukwueze, Onyedika, Moses, Aina
Unavailable: Osimhen
Venue: Estadio Nacional 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Time and date: 5pm BST on Tuesday, September 29.
