Guinea Bissau-Nigeria is an African Cup of Nations group stage match and is played Monday at 6 p.m.: free-to-air TV, streaming, lineups, predictions.
After a false start with Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria recorded its first win in the Africa Cup of Nations ’23 on the second day of the group stage, winning the direct clash with Ivory Coast (0-1), the host nation.
Three very heavy points for Jose Peseiro’s Super Eagles, who remain masters of their own destiny: In the event of a success with Guinea-Bissau-the only one still with zero points and now eliminated from the competition-they will most likely finish ahead of everyone: In fact, the Group A standings currently see Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria in first place, with 4 points apiece. Should the Ecuatoguineans fail to get the better of the Elephants (who are obliged to win to finish among the top two) then Osimhen and his teammates will only need three more points to advance to the round of 16 as first and hope for a less challenging draw.
Against the Ivory Coast, it paid dividends for the coach’s choice to switch to a three-man defense and “cage” the Ivorian attack.
A Nigeria that therefore thought almost exclusively about defending at the beginning of the second half managed to unlock the game with a penalty kick converted by an old acquaintance of our Serie A, former Udinese defender Troost-Ekong. By contrast, Napoli’s center forward, who scored in his debut match with Equatorial Guinea (1-1), remained dry. Osimhen will try again with Guinea-Bissau, the side that has conceded the most goals so far (6), two against Ivory Coast in the opening match and four against Equatorial Guinea.
The prediction
As against Guinea-Bissau we should see a more proactive and aggressive Nigeria, with the selector almost certainly returning to a four-man defense: up front Moffi will flank Osimhen in attack. Super Eagles favored in a match in which the total goals are likely to be at least three.
The likely lineups of Guinea Bissau-Nigeria
GUINEA-BISSAU (4-3-3): Djoco; Encada, Djaló, S. Mané, Candé; Semedo, Bikel, Cassama; Mauro Rodrigues, Dju, Baldé.
NIGERIA (4-4-2): Nwabali; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Troost-Ekong, Onyemaechi; Simon, Onyeka, Iwobi, Lookman; Moffi, Osimhen.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3