Nigeria Commencing their quest with a group stage clash against Equatorial Guinea, as Super Eagle aims to end a decade-long wait to win the Africa Cup of Nations.
Despite being one of the continent’s football superpowers, the Super Eagles have consistently underperformed in recent AFCON years.
Manager Jose Peseiro heads into the tournament under some pressure too, having drawn with Lesotho and Zimbabwe in World Cup qualifying before losing to Guinea in a friendly.
They were also dealt a significant blow on the eve of the tournament too, losing Bayer Leverkusen’s in-demand forward Victor Boniface to injury.
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Still, Nigeria are loaded with some huge attacking talent in the form of Victor Osimhen, captain Ahmed Musa and Samuel Chukwueze.
Nigeria predicted Predicted XI vs Equatorial Guinea:
Uzoho;
Osayi-Samuel, Troost-Ekong, Ajayi, Bassey;
Chukwueze, Aribo, Iwobi, Simon;
Iheanacho, Osimhen
