Nigeria will face Mozambique in one of their AFCON warm-up games, but Jose Peseiro will be without two of his most important players.
Victor Osimhen of Napoli and Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City will miss Nigeria’s friendly against Mozambique on Monday. The Super Eagles drew 2-2 with Saudi Arabia in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday. The three-time African champions will be trying to improve when they meet Mozambique in another friendly encounter on Monday, although Jose Peseiro will be without some of his best legs.
Osimhen got a scan to determine the severity of his injury against Saudi Arabia, and Iheanacho has returned to England due to a personal matter.
Nonetheless, the Super Eagles have ample cover, with in-form Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface and OGC Nice talisman Terem Moffi capable of spearheading the assault. The game comes up on Monday, 16 October 2023, 16:00 GMT, inside the Estadio Municipal De Albufeira.