Nigeria and Tanzania face off in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group G fixture at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Saturday. With Egypt already picking the zone's lone ticket, the encounter thus is a dead rubber affair to be played as a mere formality. Newly appointed Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr will use this opportunity to assess the players at his disposal in preparation for the Fifa World Cup Russia 2018 qualification rounds which begins in October.

The Taifa Stars are entirely out of the reckoning for the World Cup qualifiers and this will be their last competitive fixture for a while. Charles Boniface's side are ranked 125th on the Fifa rankings, with a squad boasting mainly of the services of home-based players and the skipper Mbwana Samatta who plies his trade for KAA Gent. Rohr's squad on the other hand is filled with international stars led by Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi and a host of others who participated in Nigeria's bronze medal win at the recently concluded Rio 2016 Olympic Games.