Senegal vs Nigeria: Super Eagles suffer 1-0 defeat in last AFCON 2019 test game
- Senegal vs Nigeria international friendly match ended 1-0 in favour of the Teranga Lions
- Everton star Idrissa Gueye's lone strike in the 18th minute was all the Senegalese needed to edge the three time African champions
- Gernot Rohr's men begin their AFCOn 2019 campaign against Burundi on Saturday, June 22ns
Nigeria's Super Eagles ended their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations preparations on a losing note following their 1-0 defeat to the best team on the continent Senegal in Ismaila.
Idrissa Gueye's 18th minute strike was all the Teranga Lions needed to subject Gernot Rohr's men to final test game defeat at the Ismaïlia Stadium on Sunday, June 16.
Once again, South African based goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi started in goal for the three time African champions.
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While Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze got another chance in the starting line up, barely a week after featuring in the squad what played 0-0 with Zimbabwe in Asaba.
Jamilu Collins, Kenneth Omeruo and William Troost-Ekong were fielded in the back line as Brighton and Hove Albion star Leon Balogun started from the bench this time.
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The game was played behind closed doors as both teams agreed to shut the world from seeing their strategies for this summer's AFCON campaign.
Nigeria’s starting 11
Daniel Akpeyi, Samuel Kalu, Jamilu Collins, Kenneth Omeruo, William Ekong, John Ogu, Wilfred Ndidi, Mikel Obi, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze and Odion Ighalo
Substitutions: Collins (Ola Aina), Ogu (Oghenekaro Etebo), Chukwueze (Henry Onyekuru), Iwobi (Moses Simon), Ighalo (Victor Osimhen) and Kalu (Chidozie Awaziem).
Legit.ng earlier reported that Super Eagles of Nigeria were forced to a goalless draw by visiting Zimbabwe in an international friendly match played in Asaba, Delta state.
Captain of the Nigerian side Mikel Obi started the encounter and played till towards the end of the match before he was replaced by John Ogu.
Nigeria started the match impressively with the duo of Alex Iwobi and Mikel Obi dishing out superb passes in the midfield.
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