Algeria Vs Nigeria: Live updates as Super Eagles take on Desert Warriors in final World Cup qualifier
The live updates of the 2018 World Cup qualifier between Algeria and Cameroon.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are taking on Algeria in Constantine in their final game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Nigeria are already through to Russia 2018 with an unassailable 13 points while Algeria only have one point and are bottom of Group B.
Super Eagles starting XI
With a host of injuries to his players, Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr has named some of his fringe players in the starting XI against Algeria.
In goal is Ikechukwu Ezenwa who has started the last three games. Shehu Abduallahi, Leon Balogun, Troost-Ekong and Ola Aina are in defence.
Aina starts following the injury to Elderson Echiejile in the last game against Zambia.
John Ogu gets his first action in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying series while Anthony Nwankaeme makes his Super Eagles debut.
Nigeria XI vs. Algeria: Ezenwa; Abduallahi, Aina, Balogun, Ekong; Etebo, John Ogu, Ndidi; Nwakeme, Iwobi, Iheanacho
Super Eagles lunch ahead of the game
Ahead of the game, the Super Eagles media team through their official Twitter account shared images of the players having lunch hours before the game at the Mohamed-Hamlaoui Stadium at 8:30pm Nigerian time.
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