Nigeria are at full strength tonight as they take on Mozambique in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations today.
The Super Eagles rested key names for their final group game against Uganda, with qualification for the knockout stages already wrapped up.
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Eric Chelle kept Stanley Nwabali, Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman aside against Uganda to avoid any yellow-card suspensions for this game, although star striker Victor Osimhen still played 87 minutes.
He returns to the lineup in Fez tonight, though, as Nigeria take on a tricky Mozambique side that crept through to the knockout rounds despite being beaten twice in the group stages.
As such, Chelle turns back to his big hitters to ensure that the job gets done, with Lookman, who scored in the first two group victories, expected to come back into the side, where he played at the apex of the midfield diamond against Tunisia.
Fulham’s Alex Iwobi is recalled, along with former Leicester midfield Wilfred Ndidi.
Samuel Chukwueze came back into the team on the right against Uganda, but starts on the bench here, losing out to Ademola Lookman.
Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka has recovered from an ankle injury and starts in the engine room.
Paul Onuachu, formerly of Southampton, was on the scoresheet against Uganda, but does not retain his starting role.
The big injury news is that striker Cyriel Dessers, the former Rangers forward, has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a thigh problem, while Blackburn’s Ryan Alebiosu, who made his senior international debut against Uganda, suffered a cut on his foot that required a hospital visit.
Nigeria XI: Nwabali; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi; Onyeka, Ndidi, Iwobi; Lookman; Osimhen, Adams
Subs: Obasogie, Uzoho, Awaziem, Ogbu, Sanusi, Akinsanmiro, Dele-Bashiru, Usman, Onyedika, Nnadi, Ejuke, Fago, Simon, Chukwueze, Onuachu
Injured: Dessers, Alebiosu
Time and date: 7pm GMT on Monday, January 5, 2026
Venue: Fez Stadium in Fez, Morocco
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