England v Nigeria - key battles that may decide World Cup last-16 match in Brisbane
It means England cannot take scoring from the spot for granted against the player responsible for saving three successive penalties in a shootout against Cameroon in the 2019 African Games final.
The African team's equaliser against Australia ended a wait of more than six hours for a goal at the finals and since the turn of the century they have gone without a goal in 14 of their 19 World Cup matches - only two of which have ended in victories.All-action Ucheibe could be key to limiting England's at-times irresistible flow through the centre of the pitch.
Christy Ucheibe's heatmap shows her industry inside Nigeria's half during their win over Australia, when the midfielder put in seven of her side's 17 tackles and played the most passes by an individual to attackers Oshoala and Ifeoma Onumonu With 19-year-old Deborah Abiodun suspended for two games as a result of her dismissal against Canada, Nigeria have started Halimatu Ayinde in a defensive midfield pairing with Ucheibe.
Alessia Russo scored England's earliest goal of the finals in the fourth minute against China - and Nigeria defender Osinachi Ohale has also scored once at the tournamentNigeria took the lead at the finals for the first time courtesy of centre-back Ohale's bravery, going ahead against Australia after the defender bundled the ball in while taking a boot to the ribs.
Osinachi Ohale's total of 51 touches against the Republic of Ireland was 100 fewer than the average of England's three defenders - Jess Carter, Millie Bright and Alex Greenwood - against China
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