Ryan Fiyinfoluwa Alebiosu and Igoh Ogbu have been handed their first senior worldwide caps on Tuesday as Tremendous Eagles head coach Eric Sékou Chelle shuffled his beginning XI for Nigeria’s Group C encounter with Uganda on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
With qualification for the Spherical of 16 already secured, Chelle opted for rotation, placing a stability between expertise and alternative as Nigeria pushed to finish the group stage on a excessive.
Younger right-back Alebiosu earned a shock begin to mark his Tremendous Eagles debut, whereas central defender Ogbu lastly acquired his long-awaited likelihood, lining up on the coronary heart of defence. A number of regulars have been rested, together with captain Wilfred Ndidi, who started the sport on the bench.
Victor Osimhen stored his place within the facet and was handed the captain’s armband, main the road for the Eagles. The Napoli striker was supported in assault by Samuel Chukwueze, Ademola Lookman and Moses Simon, offering tempo and creativity within the closing third.
In midfield, Raphael Onyedika was given his first begin of the match, anchoring the staff as Chelle continued to evaluate his choices forward of the knockout rounds.
Nigeria lined up in Chelle’s most popular 4-3-3 formation, with Francis Uzoho between the posts and a defensive unit that includes Bruno Onyemaechi, Vibrant Osayi-Samuel, Ogbu and Alebiosu.
The conflict with the Cranes of Uganda provided fringe gamers a useful likelihood to impress, because the Tremendous Eagles chased group supremacy and sought to construct squad depth for the latter levels of the competitors.
Nigeria entered the match decided to protect their unbeaten run, preserve momentum, and fine-tune their strategy as AFCON 2025 heads towards its decisive section.
Nigeria Beginning XI:
Francis Uzoho (GK)
Igoh Ogbu
Calvin Chinedu Bassey
Ryan Fiyinfoluwa Alebiosu
Sopuruchukwu Bruno Onyemaechi
Raphael Onyedika Nwadike
Oluwafisayo Faruq Dele-Bashiru
Samuel Chukwueze
Moses Simon
Ebere Paul Onuachu
Victor Osimhen (C)
