Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has included captain John Mikel Obi in his starting line-up to face Cameroon this evening.
The Tianjin TEDA midfielder missed the 2-0 loss to South Africa, ina 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, but will lead the team out today at the Godswill Akpabip Stadium.
Odion Ighalo, who is also based in China, will lead Nigeria’s attack and will be supported from the flanks by Victor Moses and Simon Moses.
Home-based Ikechukwu Ezenwa in his goal, while the Leon Balogun-William Troost-Ekong partnership start in central defence.
Kick-off is 5pm.
GK: Ezenwa
DF: Shehu, Balogun, Troost, Elderson
MDF: Onazi, Mikel (c), Ndidi
FWD: Simon, Ighalo, Moses
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