Nigeria vs Mali: Match preview, formation, possible line-ups

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will trade tackles with the Eagles of Mali in their second friendly on the international break.

The game will be held at the Stade de Grande Marrakech in Morocco. Both teams were in action at the same venue on Friday, March 22.

The Super Eagles beat arch-rivals Black Stars 2-1 courtesy of goals from Cyriel Dessers and Ademola Lookman with Jordan Ayew scoring the consolation in stoppage time.

The Eagles of Mali also defeated Mauritania 2-0 with debutant Modibo Sagnan and El Bilal Toure grabbing the goals.

The Malians have lost just one game in their last 13 matches. Their only defeat came against Ivory Coast in their 2-1 quarterfinal defeat to the hosts in the AFCON.

The Super Eagles side led by Finidi George will also be looking forward to making it two wins in a row.

Let's check out the formation and possible line-up to be adopted by the coaches of both teams as per Soccernet.

Possible lineup

Nigeria possible starting lineup (3-5-2):

Uzoho; Ajayi, Tanimu, Awaziem; Osayi-Samuel, Ndidi, Onyedika, Collins, Iwobi; Lookman, Sadiq

Mali possible starting lineup (3-3-1-2):

Diarra; Sacko, Diaby, Sagnan, Traore; Coulibaly, Samassekou, Haidara; Doumbia; Toure, Sinayoko

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