The senior national team of Nigeria will later today by 8pm take on Tunisia in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Ahead of the game, the team had their last training session yesterday and coach Austine Eguavoen gave a hint on how the team will be lined up for the game with Nigeria rated as the favourite to win.
Eguavoen maintained same lineup for the first two games but had to rest players for the third game after securing passage to the round of 16. He brought in as many as seven new players into the starting lineup.
Tipped to return to the lineup that won the games against Egypt and Sudan respectively, the coach is however yet to make a decision on starting Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze.
Chukwueze was subbed off in the first game , subbed off in the second game ay half time despite getting one of the three goals that handed Nigeria a 3-1. We gathered he was close to dropping out of the lineup for that game but some senior players intervened.
He was rested in the third game with Alex Iwobi taking his position on the right and per yesterday’s session, Eguavoen tried the Everton man in that role and will likely stick to him for the game.
A decision on his spot in the starting lineup will be made by 2pm today when the lineup will be made known to the players.
