Captain Troost-Ekong Leads Super Eagles Against South Africa In Crucial World Cup Qualifier

In a pivotal brushwood for their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign, Nigeria’s Super Eagles are present facing South Africa’s Bafana Bafana this Tuesday evening, with Coach Eric Chelle announcing William Troost-Ekong and Ademola Lookman successful the starting line-up.

The match, which kicked disconnected astatine 5pm, carries important value arsenic some teams strived to heighten their prospects for securing a spot successful the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Troost-Ekong, returning to cardinal defence aft a play connected the sidelines, is expected to supply important enactment and experience, portion Lookman brings caller momentum pursuing an awesome play astatine nine level, poised to adhd gait and attacking menace connected the wings.

Chelle is counting connected a premix of youthful exuberance and seasoned spot arsenic Nigeria aims to widen its caller dominance implicit South Africa. The Super Eagles, nether mounting unit to execute pursuing inconsistent results successful erstwhile qualifiers, viewed Tuesday’s lucifer arsenic captious to keeping their qualification hopes alive.

South Africa, managed by Hugo Broos, approaches the fixture successful bully form, presently starring the radical standings, and anxious to capitalise connected immoderate antiaircraft weaknesses displayed by Nigeria.

Super Eagles Lineup Vs South Africa:

1. Nwabali
2. Aina
3. Lookman
4. Frederick
5. Dele Bashiru
6. Simon
7. Iwobi
8. Dessers
9. Bassey

Substitutes:
Adebayo, Onyeka, Awaziem, Arokodare, Chukwueze, Osayi, Uche, Onyemaechi, Obasogie, Agu, Nwadike