Three-time African champions Nigeria are preparing for what might be a tense international friendly with Portugal in Lisbon tomorrow, and head coach José Santos Peseiro has the full complement of invited players.
Francis Uzoho, Maduka Okoye, and Adebayo Adeleye are the goalkeepers in camp. Also, there are William Ekong, Chidozie Awaziem, Kevin Akpoguma, Calvin Bassey, Tyronne Ebuehi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, and Ebube Duru, as well as the midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo
Moses Simon, Cyriel Dessers, Terem Moffi, Paul Onuachu, Emmanuel Dennis, and Ademola Lookman are the forwards in the camp. Last night, forward Samuel Chukwueze was anticipated.
The first-ever full international between the two nations is tomorrow's match at the 50,000-seat Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, and it promises to be exciting with Nigeria eager to test out a new crop of frontliners after missing the train to Qatar and Portugal heading to the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar the following day.
Victor Osimhen, the team's leading scorer, is unavailable due to injury, but Peseiro can still rely on the hot Belgian Onuachu, the slick Dessers, the steady Moses Simon, the French-based Moffi, and the Italian winger Lookman.
Portugal, the bronze medalists from the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the European champions six years ago, will undoubtedly deploy their entire roster, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon D'Or winner and unquestionably one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
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