Interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has spoken on possibilities of starting Friday’s hero, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru for the second leg of Nigeria’s AFCON qualifiers in Libya.
Dele-Bashiru came off the bench to score an 86th-minute goal after replacing Alex Iwobi in the second half, as Nigeria emerged 1-0 winners over the Mediterranean Knights on Friday in Uyo.
The Lazio midfielder executed a well-composed finish from a Moses Simon cross to hand the Super Eagles a crucial three points, with the return leg scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, in Benghazi, Libya.
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Eguavoen on Dele-Bashiru’s chances of making the starting XI for second leg
Asked if Dele-Bashiru’s heroics are enough to earn him a place in Tuesday’s starting lineup, Eguavoen insisted that all thwenty players are good enough to start against the North Africans.
“I don’t know if he is going to start the return leg.
“First we have to see how they react to the physio, medical team today,” Eguavoen said in his post-match press conference, as quoted by Daily Post.
“Everybody in that team, the twenty-three [players] are capable of starting,” he added.
Which players could make way for Dele-Bashiru in the starting lineup
While the gaffer has insisted that all players have equal chances to make his starting lineup, Benghazi, Sports Buddy takes a quick look at the possibilities of Dele-Bashiru starting, and who bears the brunt.
Should the 23-year-old midfielder make Eguavoen’s XI on Tuesday, one of either Frank Onyeka, or Iwobi would make way from the starting line-up, depending on the team’s approach for the game.
