AFCON Qualifiers: Babangida Tells Peseiro To Parade His Best Players Against Guinea Bissau

• Nigeria will be up against Guinea Bissau on Friday, 25 March, in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers
• Ahead of the game, Tijani Babangida has told Jose Peseiro to make sure that he selects the best players
• Napoli striker Victor Osimhen with 21 goals this term is expected to lead the attack for the Super Eagles

Former Nigerian international Tijani Babangida has urged Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro to make sure that he parades a strong squad against Guinea Bissau in the coming double header.

Nigeria, who are three-time African champions will face Guinea Bissau on Friday evening, March 25 in the first leg of their 2023 AFCON qualifiers which will be played in Abuja.

More than 20 players have already arrived the Super Eagles camp in Abuja and they have started preparations for the two coming encounters.

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The last match Super Eagles played in Abuja was the second leg of their World Cup play-off against Ghana which they failed to win.

According to the report on Complete Sports, Babangida reminded Peseiro the importance of selecting the best legs for the games.

Statement made by Babangida

“This is a game the team must win considering the fact that Guinea-Bissau are just two points below the Super Eagles.

“The technical crew must deploy his best players against Guinea-Bissau so that the team can pick the maximum points. There should be no room for experimentation at this point in time.”

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Players have been arriving at the camp in Abuja in recent days, with the likes of Francis Uzoho, Alex Iwobi, and Ademola Lookman already preparing while the coaching team awaits the rest of the team.

George has been an assistant to head coach, Jose Peseiro since he took over from Augustine Eguavoen while Shorunmu has been working as a goalkeeping coach.

Interestingly, he is also the gaffer of Nigerian Professional Football League side, Enyimba.