Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi kickoffnigeria.com is expected to make wholesale changes to his starting team for Monday night's friendly against Italy.
Keshi's Super Eagles played Ethiopia in a 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier which they won 2-0 on Saturday afternoon, then flew to London on Sunday ahead of the meeting with the former world champions.
Most of the players who did not play against Ethiopia are expected to get a run out.
Cold weather and jetlag forced the squad to skip a scheduled training session on Sunday, but they were on the ground early on Monday morning to limber up.
While a sprinkling of regulars like Godfrey Oboabona, Ogenyi Onazi and John Mikel Obi are expected to start, the rest of the team could wear a new look.
Strikers Bright Dike and Shola Ameobi could get a run, with Solomon Kwambe and Benjamin Francis also eying spots in the starting XI against a similarly experimental Italy side.
LIKELY LINE-UP:
Austin Ejide - Solomon Kwambe, Benjamin Francis, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe; Ogenyi Onazi, Mikel Obi, Nnamdi Oduamadi; Victor Moses, Bright Dike, Shola Ameobi
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