Coach Manu Garba has kept faith with the team who lost last week’s warm-up against Benin 1-0 in Cotonou.
This means Manchester City duo of Kelchi Iheanacho and Chidiebere Nwakali will start from the bench as they did in Cotonou.
Manu had toyed with the idea of starting both players, but has eventually chosen a more cautious approach as his team are playing away from home.
His 4-4-2 formation diamond will see Wilfred Ndidi partner Izu Omego in the heart of the back four, while Akinjide Idowu will be the ball winner for a talented midfield that boasts Musa Yahaya and playmaker Ifeanyi Matthew.
Alhassan Ibrahim ‘Mu-azam’ and Taiwo Awoniyi will lead the Flying Eagles charge for goals.
Flying Eagles vs Tanzania
Joshua Enaholo – Musa Muhammed (skipper), Mustapha Abdullahi, Wilfred Ndidi, Izu Omego – Akinjide Idowu, Ifeanyi Matthew, Abdullahi Alfa, Musa Yahaya – Alhassan Ibrahim ‘Mu-azam’, Taiwo Awoniyi
Tanzania bullish ahead AYC qualifier
Both the Tanzania U20 team and the local papers here in Dar es Salaam are talking confidently ahead of Sunday’s AYC qualifier against the Flying Eagles.
Coach of the Ngorongoro Heroes, John Simkoko, said they hope to win against mighty Nigeria.
“It’s going to be a great test for us, we all know that Nigeria have a strong team that boast a lot of experience playing in the competition, but we’ve got to rise to the occasion,” said Simkoko.
“We have set our focus on eliminating them as we want to reach the finals, and to achieve our mission we have to beat them on Sunday.”
The Citizen on Sunday headlined its preview ‘Heroes out to tame Eagles’ and The Sunday News titled theirs ‘Heroes out to gun down Eagles’.
Both previews spoke of the Flying Eagles awesome record in this competition, but the host team could still shock them on Sunday.
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