Nigeria vs Iceland: Rohr banks on Musa as Ighalo, Ndidi rally Eagles (Punch)

Ahmed Musa will be handed a starting for the Super Eagles in their crucial Group D role 2018 World Cup clash against tournament debutants Iceland at the Volgograd Arena on Friday.

A positive result will help Nigeria revive their chances of progressing to the Round of 16 of the championship, after their opening day defeat by Croatia in Kaliningrad on Saturday. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has been under pressure to  make a few tweaks to  his line-up for today’s fixture, with  Leicester City flop Musa getting a starting  job after impressing in a cameo  in the 2-0  defeat to  the Croats at the packed  Kaliningrad Stadium. Read more