Friendly: Super Eagles boss, Peseiro to unleash 37-goal strike force on Portugal


Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro on Friday released his list for the prestige friendly against his native country, Portugal.


A day earlier, his Portuguese counterpart, Fernandos Santos rolled out his own list for the game and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.


Talismanic captain, Cristiano Ronaldo will lead the former European champions attack against the Super Eagles with the likes of Rafael Leao, Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes also expected to play.


However, Peseiro has a powerful strike force that will scare Portugal.


The quartet of Victor Osimhen, Terem Moffi, Ademola Lookman and Paul Onuachu have scored a combined 37 goals for their respective clubs this season.


Osimhen has scored nine goals and provided three assists in 13 appearances in all competitions for Napoli this season.


Gangling forward, Paul Onuachu has hugged the headlines for his scoring prowess for Belgian Pro League outfit, KRC Genk this season.


Onuachu has netted 13 times in 14 outings across all competitions for the Smurfs.


23-year-old Moffi has also enjoyed a fine campaign in France with modest, Lorient FC.


He has scored nine goals in 13 league games for Les Merlus.


The last player on the list, Lookman has wasted no time in adapting to life in Italy having scored six goals and contributed three assists in 14 Serie A outings for Atalanta this campaign.

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