Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has revealed he will feature his best 11 as always in Nigeria’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match day three clash against Guinea-Bissau.
The Portuguese Coach has not featured some key players like Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa, and Terem Moffi since Nigeria kicked off their AFCON 2023 campaign against Equatorial Guinea.
Peseiro, speaking in a Super Eagles press conference ahead of the Guinea-Bissau clash revealed that he wishes to put all his players on the field to create a good atmosphere for all of them but insists he can only feature the best 11 players on the pitch.
He explained that those yet to be fielded are important for the team, but he cannot play more than 11, at a time.
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The Super Eagles’ next clash is against Guinea-Bissau, held today and they aim to secure all points to stay top in Group A.
Despite the Leicester City man declaring himself fully fit to feature in the tournament, and Ahmed Musa not showing any signs of injury, along with six other unused players, Peseiro has been questioned if the players will feature in the team.
Peseiro, speaking in a Super Eagles presser ahead of the Guinea-Bissau clash, as witnessed by Soccernet. ng, revealed that he wishes to put all his players on the field to create a good atmosphere for all of them but insists he can only feature the best 11 players on the pitch.
I would like to put all of them [together], as every player deserves to play, and we want to create a good atmosphere for all of them.
They are important for the team, but I’m going to choose the best 11; I can’t play more than 11, but I can assure [you] that all my players are good to play, he said.
