Olympic Games: Nnadozie, Alozie start; Oshoala on the bench for Brazil match •FULL LIST
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Toni Payne, and defender Michelle Alozie have been named in Nigeria’s starting lineup for their Group C opening match against Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympics which is ongoing.
But star forward and former Barcelona Femeni player Asisat Oshoala is on the bench for the crunch tie with the South Americans.
Chinwendu Ihezuo Atlético Madrid’s Rasheedat Ajibade are part of the starting lineup. Ohale Osinachi, Oluwatosin Demehin and Chidinma Okeke and Alozie are the defenders.
The starting lineup includes Nnadozie, Alozie, Ohale, Demehin, Okeke; Abiodun, Payne, Echegini, Ucheibe; Ajibade, and Ihezuo.
