The final of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) holds tonight with Nigeria and Morocco battling it out for the top prize of this year’s tournament.
The Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca will be the venue for the epic showdown as both teams fight to win their first CHAN tournament title ever.
To make it to the final, hosts, Morocco, were dominant in the first semi-final against Libya with a 3-1 win, a victory that came in extra time.
The Super Eagles on their part narrowly survived in the hands of the Falcons of Sudan with a slim 1-0 win, after going down to 10 men.
While this is already the best performance ever by Nigeria at the CHAN tournament, it is expected that the home-based Eagles will give their all to win Sunday’s final.
Stay with usfor the live updates for this crucial match. Kick-off time is 8PM Nigerian time.
With the lineup released by Coach Salisu Yusuf, the Eagles are likely to have settled for a 4-3-3 formation.
The starting lineup as released by the coach comprise Dele Ajiboye, Ikouwem Udoh, Osas Okoro, Stephen Eze, Kalu Orji, Emeka Atuloma, Dayo Ojo, Rabiu Ali, Peter Eneji, Okechukwu Gabriel, Emeka Ogbugh.
final scores 4 – 0