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Nigeria are already done to nan information of 16 pursuing 2 victories complete Tunisia and Tanzania, and are bidding to scope nan knockout stages pinch a cleanable record, thing that they person only achieved erstwhile before.
Uganda are bottommost of Group C pinch 1 constituent but a triumph present would – astatine nan very slightest – mean that they suffice arsenic 1 of nan champion third-placed finishers. The eastbound African broadside really person a amended head-to-head grounds than nan Super Eagles, winning 4 and drafting 2 of their 8 clashes, truthful are thing of a bogey squad for Nigeria.
Éric Chelle besides has thing of a dilemma for selection, pinch Nigeria skipper Wilfred Ndidi, talisman Victor Osimhen, Semi Ajayi and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali each conscionable 1 booking distant from getting suspended for nan last-16 lucifer if they prime up different yellowish paper here. Both Southampton flop Paul Onuachu and erstwhile Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers are contenders to perchance switch Osimhen here. But a much-changed broadside could propulsion disconnected immoderate of nan momentum built up truthful acold successful Morocco – the 3-2 triumph complete Tunisia – who scored 2 precocious goals – did show immoderate signs of complacency for Nigeria and Chelle will want to debar that successful their last group game.
Kick-off: 4pm GMT.
