{"id":646078,"date":"2019-06-26T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T18:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"<br><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/06\/1561543842_john-obi-mikel-nigeria-2018-world-cup_cg3t118ndqyc1qxhh30pmrki7.jpg\" \/><br><div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Nigeria have released a strong starting XI to tackle Guinea in today\u2019s 2019 Africa Cup of "},"modified":"2019-06-26T18:59:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T18:59:45","slug":"nigeria-vs-guinea-mikel-dropped-as-rohr-releases-killer-starting-xi-against-syli-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/26\/nigeria-vs-guinea-mikel-dropped-as-rohr-releases-killer-starting-xi-against-syli-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria vs Guinea: Mikel dropped as Rohr releases \u2018killer&#8217; starting XI against Syli Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561543842_john-obi-mikel-nigeria-2018-world-cup_cg3t118ndqyc1qxhh30pmrki7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Nigeria have released a strong starting XI to tackle Guinea in today\u2019s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, second Group B tie at Alexandria Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>According to Allnigeriasoccer, Head coach of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr released a list of eleven players to start the match against the Syli Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Rohr dropped captain John Obi Mikel, from the starting line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria head to the match after defeating Burundi 1-0 over the weekend while Guinea played a 2-2 draw against Madagascar.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria and Guinea have met 17 times in the past with the Super Eagles winning five, drawing seven and losing five.<\/p>\n<p>Below is Nigeria\u2019s starting XI against Guinea:<\/p>\n<p>Akpeyi, Omeruo, Balogun, Aina, Awaziem, Ndidi, Etebo, Iwobi, Musa, Simon, Ighalo<\/p>\n<p>The kick-off time for the match is 3:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p><span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" class=\"itempropwp-wrap\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Nigeria vs Guinea: Mikel dropped as Rohr releases \u2018killer' starting XI against Syli Stars\"\/><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Nigeria vs Guinea: Mikel dropped as Rohr releases \u2018killer' starting XI against Syli Stars\"\/><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2019\/06\/26\/nigeria-vs-guinea-mikel-dropped-rohr-releases-killer-starting-xi-syli-stars\/\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2019\/06\/26\/nigeria-vs-guinea-mikel-dropped-rohr-releases-killer-starting-xi-syli-stars\/\"\/><span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/06\/1561543842_john-obi-mikel-nigeria-2018-world-cup_cg3t118ndqyc1qxhh30pmrki7.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1920\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1080\"\/><\/span><meta itemprop=\"author\" content=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/author\/don-silas\/\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Nigeria have released a strong starting XI to tackle Guinea in today\u2019s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, second Group B tie at Alexandria Stadium.According to \"\/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2019-06-26 13:04:44\"\/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2019-06-26 13:06:09\"\/><span itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\"><span itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"http:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Daily_Post_Logo_Transparent_230x90-3.png\"\/><\/span><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Daily Post Nigeria\"\/><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"a9c16d0cfbd2548ec7084002-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); 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