Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro hasn’t settled on a formation the team will play in their final group game of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Guinea-Bissau, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Nigeria started the tournament with Peseiro’s favorite 4-2-4 formation drawing 1-1 against Equatorial Guinea, but against Cote d’Ivoire they switched to a 3-4-3 formation and got a 1-0 win, which has now put them in pole position to finish as group winners.
Ahead of tomorrow’s game, the coach and the players are torn on the best way to approach the game against Guinea-Bissau. We exclusively gathered that some players want to stick with the 3-4-3 system but the coaches want a return to 4-2-4.
The players feel the formation should be their style henceforth as it will be handy in the knock out stages owing to the stability it gives them at the back. While Peseiro isn’t totally against the idea he feels in games where they are expected to get loads of possession like that of tomorrow, a more attacking approach will be best.
A decision will be reached but it’s likely they go all out from the start of the game, and revert to a more defensive structure based on how the game is going.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
