Nigeria Starting Eleven

Nigeria starting eleven will look different than in 2014 tournament — this we can guarantee although we can’t say exactly what each player of the selected 11 will be.

This is because the Nigerian team saw more than one new footballer join in this year and they have already proven to be decent additions by helping the national team qualify for Russia World Cup.

World Cup Nigeria Starting Eleven

Victor Moses, for example, is one relatively new player and one of the most prominent goal scorers in the squad today. He will totally be in the starting 11 along with other attackers like Alex Iwobi.

John Obi Mikel is the main cog in the midfield, so there’s no way that Gernot Rohr, the team’s current coach, will omit him from the starting squad. If he did, Nigeria’s performance would inevitably drop.

When it comes to the defenders, Leon Balogun is considered to be the first pick as he will lead the defence with Kenneth Omeruo, Elderson Echiejile and Chidozie Awaziem behind.

Unfortunately, Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper Carl Ikeme had to skip the tournament due to leukaemia, which left the team with less notable goalkeepers instead.

Nigeria starting eleven revolves around several key players who will be expected to lead the team.