It was a case of
mixed fortunes for
Nigeria and Uruguay
in their opening
Confederations Cup
fixtures.
The history books
will tell of a resounding 6-1 win for the
Super Eagles over minnows Tahiti, but
the Africa Cup of Nations champions
were far from at their best and came in
for criticism after the game.
Dynamo Kiev striker Ideye Brown could
be named in the starting XI at the
expense of Anthony Ujah or Ahmed
Musa - both of whom failed to score
against the Polynesian island.
Uruguay endured struggles of their
own, as they went down 2-1 to Spain,
in what was very much a one-sided
affair against the world and European
champions, though Oscar Tabarez may
give the same XI a second chance to
impress on Thursday.
DID YOU KNOW?
*Victory for Nigeria will see them
qualify for the Confederations Cup
semi-finals.
*AC Milan forward Nnamdi
Oduamadi scored a hat-trick in the
6-1 win over Tahiti, prompting
Rossoneri chief Adriano Galliani to
call for him to be promoted to the
first team next season.
*The Super Eagles have kept just one
clean sheet in their last five games
but are unbeaten since defeat to
Peru in May last year.
*Uruguay had just six shots to
Spain's 16 in their 2-1 defeat on
Sunday.
The Copa America winners also
enjoyed just 29% of possession,
with la Roja dominating from start
to finish.
*Luis Suarez (pictured, right) is
Uruguay's top scorer in their 2014
World Cup qualifying campaign with
eight goals.
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