The Super Eagles head coach, Austin Eguavoen, has made a last-minute change to his team ahead of their clash against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
The change involved resting the first-choice goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali for Udinese goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye in one of the two games.
It would be the first time the 25-year-old would be in goal for the team since the defeat in 2022 in Tunisia which brought blames and death threats to him from the fans thereby taking a break from the team.
The Super Eagles top their table with ten points as a result of the three points awarded to them by CAF regarding the Libya treatment of the team on their home soil.
A draw in Abidjan will guarantee the 2023 AFCON runners-up the qualification to Morocco 2025 as the two top teams in the group advance to the tournament finals.
