CURITIBA (AFP) – Nigeria boss Stephen Keshi included Chelsea duo John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses in the lineup to play Iran in their Group F clash in Curitiba.
Lille’s highly-rated goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will captain the side.
Iran manager Carlos Queiroz named Fulham’s Ashkan Dejagah and Charlton Athletic’s Reza Ghoochannejhad in attack as they go in search of their second ever win in their fourth appearance at the finals.
Teams
Nigeria
Vincent Enyeama, Efe Ambrose, Juwon Oshaniwa, Godfrey Oboabona, Kenneth Omeruo, John Obi Mikel, Ramon Azeez, Ogenyi Onazi, Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa, Emmanuel Emineke
Coach: Stephan Keshi (NGR)
Iran
Rahman Ahmadi, Khosro Heydari, Ehsan Haji Safi, Jalal Hosseini, Amirhossein Sadeghi, Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Pejman Motazeri, Reza Ghoochannejhad, Ashkan Dejagah, Mehrdad Pooladi
Coach: Carlos Queiroz (POR)
Referee: Carlos Vera (COL)
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