Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has invited a strong squad for the World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Constantine on 10 November and the friendly against Argentina in Russia four days later.
He has included all the regulars, bar the injured Victor Moses and Elderson Echiejile, and a few new names including the teenage Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and Norway-based midfielder Chidiebere Nwakali.
Bearing in mind that the Algeria game has no effect on Nigeria’s World Cup qualification, as the team have already qualified for Russia 2018, and the Argentina game is a high-profile friendly against a true world power, which players would you field in both matches if you were Rohr?
Would you go for a strong line-up against one team and try new players against the other? Or would you go for a mixture in both games?
Please let us have your line-ups against Algeria and Argentina.
Super Eagles squad for Algeria, Argentina games:
Goalkeepers:
Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)
Ikechukwu Ezenwa (FC IfeanyiUbah) Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain)
Defenders:
William Ekong (Bursaspor FC, Turkey) Abdullahi Shehu (Anorthosis Famagusta, Cyprus)
Tyronne Ebuehi (ADO Den Haag, The Netherlands)
Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany)
Uche Agbo (Standard Liege, Belgium) Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France)
Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England)
Midfielders:
Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China) Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey)
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England)
Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense, Portugal)
John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)
Mikel Agu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey) Chidiebere Nwakali (Sogndal FC, Norway)
Forwards:
Ahmed Musa (Leicester City, England)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England)
Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium) Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England) Odion Ighalo (Chang Chun-Yatai, China)
Henry Onyekuru (RSC Anderlecht, Belgium)
Anthony Nwakaeme (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel)
STANDBY: Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey)
Alhassan Ibrahim (FK Austria Wien, Austria)
Brian Idowu (FC Amkar Perm, Russia).
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COMMENTS
Ezenwa
Shehu Balogun Agbo Aina
Ndidi ( 80 Mins Onazi for Ndidi) Ogu Mikel ( 55mins Chidebere for Mikel Obi)
Onyekuru Iheanacho ( 60 mins Nwakaeme For Iheanacho) Iwobi
This will be my Ideal Match tactics for Algeria
Remembering the game against a certain Argentina in mind a couple of days later
Ezenwa
Shehu, Balogun, Agbo, Aina
Ndidi, John Mikel Obi, John Ogu
Onyekuru, Iheanacho, Iwobi
Akpenyi: Ebuehi, Ekong, Awaziem, Aina; Ogu, Agbo, Mikel;Iheanacho, Onyekuru, Iwobi in the first game versus Algeria. In the game against Argentina: Ezenwa: Abdulahi, Ekong, Balogun, Aina: Onazi, Ndidi, Mikel; Simon, Nwakaeme, Ighalo for Argentina
For Algeria match Goal Keeper: Ezenwa
Defenders; Ebuehi, Agbo, Awaziem , Aina
Midfielder; Ogu( Mikel Agu),Etebo, Nwakile
Striker: Musa(Simeon),Iheanacho(Nwakaeme, Onyekuru( Iwobi)
For Argentine, Keeper; Ezenwa(Uzorh)
Defender ; Shehu(Ebuehi), Ekong,Balogun,Aina(Idowu)
Midfielder; Ndidi, Mikel Obi, Onazi
Strikers: Simeon( Musa), Ighalo( Iheanacho), Onyekuru( Nwakaeme)
You can have only three substitute in a gam
Fred..friendly game is 7 substitution
What of Iwobi?
Ezenwa
Shehu,Awaziem Agbo Aina
MikelObi Onazi Etebo
Iwobi Simon Nwakaeme
X1 for Algeria :akpeyi,agbo,awazie,ebuehi,ola,Mikel agu,ogu,etebo,musa,onyekuru,nwakaeme…x1 Argentina :ezenwa,balogun,ekong,Shehu,Idowu,Ndidi ,onazi,Mikel obi,iwobi,Moses,ihenacho(ighalo
Gk: Uzoho DF: Ola Aina, Abdullah, Troost Ekong, Balogun. MF: Etebo, Mikel, Onazi. FW: Kelechi, Iwobi, Simon.
Good line up
u Gat it
Good Lineup but I prefer Ighalo to start a-head of Iheanacho at the attack
Which formation is this?
Replace Simon with ighalo.
Simon holds d ball too much, we need someone that can pass quickly against Argentina..
And also ndidi should replace etebo
Use onyekuru instead of iheanacho, ndidi instead of etebo
akpeyi,
ebuehi,agbo,awaziem,aina
etebo,iwobi,ogu,
ihenacho,nwakieme,onyekuru,for algeria.ezenwa
abuduliah,balogun,ekong,aina
onazi,Mikel obi,ndidi
iwobi,ighalo,moses simon for argetina
izoho1
agbo6 awaziem 5
tryon2 aina3
john ogu4 agu 10
etebo 8
oyekuru7 iwobi11
nwakaeme9
sub.Nacho(nwakaeme)
nwakali (agu)
simon (iwobi)
spot on *thumbs up**
GK Uzoho DF ebuehi,awaziem,agbo,aina MF ugo,agu,etebo, FW iwobi,nwakaeme,moses Vs algeria and angetina the main squad
Algeria Match:
Francis Uzoho
Abdullahi Shehu, OlaOluwa Aina, John Ogu, Leon Balogun, Chidozie Awaziem, Wilfred Ndidi, Mikel Agu, Moses Simon, Henry Onyekuru, Anthony Nwakaeme
Substitutes: Ebuhi, Nwakaeli, Eyenor
Argentina Match:
Ezenwa
Shehu, Aina, Onazi, Balogun, Ekong, Ndidi, Mikel Obi, Ighalo, Iwobi, Iheanacho
Substitutes: Ebuhi, Onyekuru, Etebo, Agu, Uzohor, Nwakaeli, Moses Simon
Akpeyi – Isaac Okoronkwo,Taribo west, Ederson,Bhuari,Sabi Kaita, Rochas Okorocha,ifeanyi ifeanyi,ejike uzeonyi, Odion Ighalo, Yakubu Aiyegbeni or Brown Ideye… Coach Isah Hayatou
FOR ALGERIA
Akpeyi
Ebuehi, Awaziem, Agbo, Aina.
Ndidi, John Ogu, Etebo, Agu.
Nwakaeme, Iheanacho
FOR ARGENTINA
Ezenwa.
Aina, Balogun, Ekong, Abdulahi Shehu.
Onazi, Ndidi, Mikel, Moses Simon .
Iwobi, Ighalo.
A very strong team should be used for the vs Algeria match: first XI
EZENWA;
SHEHU, LEON, TROOST, AINO;
NDIDI, MIKEL, ONAZI;
IWOBI, ODION, ONYEKURU.
SUBSTITUTES:
OGU, SIMON, NWAKALI.
VS ARGENTINA
EZENWA; LEON, TROOST, SHEHU, AINA; NDIDI, EBUEHI, ETEBO; IWOBI, ONYEKURU, SIMON.
SUBSTITUTION: UZOHO; AGBO, AGU, MUSA, IHEANACHO, AWAZUEM
Nomater how the line up will b we would miss victor moses.
Pls Michael babatunde should be incul
Uzoho.
Shehu ekong. Awaziem. Aina.
Ogu. Agbo. Agu.
Henry. Nacho. Iwobi.
1,Uzoho
2,Shehu
3.Aina
5.Leon
6,Ekong
7,Henry
8.ETEBO
4,IDIDI
9,NWAKAEME
10,MIKEL
11,MUSA
Defenders: Ekong, Balogun, Aina, Abdulahi
Midfiled: Mikel, Etebo, Ndidi
Forward: Musa, Ihenacho, Anthony Nwakaeme, Kelechi Iheanacho
Defenders: Ekong, Balogun, Aina, Abdulahi
Midfiled: Mikel, Etebo, Ogu
Forward: Musa, Ihenacho, Anthony Nwakaeme
Keeper: Francis Uzoho
keeper francis uzoho defenders ekong balogun abdulahi aina midfiled obi ndidi ogu forward ihenacho iwobi henry
Will need a strong team abeg
Based on available players Rohr can consider this starting line-up
For Algeria
Goalkeeper: Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina, William Ekong, Leon Balogun, Abdullahi Shehu
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi, John Ogu, Oghenekaro Etebo
Forwards: Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi
Possible Subs: Francis Uzoho, Uche Agbo, Chidiebere Nwakali, Mikel John Obi, Anthony Nwakaeme
For Argentina
Goalkeeper: Ikechukwu Ezenwa
Defenders: Olaoluwa Aina, William Ekong, Leon Balogun, Abdullahi Shehu
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi, John Ogu, Mikel John Obi
Forwards: Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi
Possible Subs: Uche Agbo,Oghenekaro Etebo, Kenneth Omeruo, Henry Onyekuru, Brian Idowu, Anthony Nwakaeme.
For argentina game (1)ezenwa (2)abdullahi (3)aina (4)ndidi (5)ekong (6)bolugun (7)ahmad (8)etebo (9)nkwaeme (10)obi (11)iwobi
For the game against algeria akepyi shehu awaziem ekong ebuehi ogu ndidi etebo nwakeme iheanacho iwobi