The omission of Igho Ogbu from the final list of players called up to the senior national team of Nigeria for the dead runner AFCON qualifiers game against Sao Tome and Principe have drawn a reaction from the club Slavia Prague, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Ogbu’s invitation for the game was confirmed by the club but his name was missing in the final list of 23 players now in the camp of the team in Uyo, preparing for the game on Sunday.
His non inclusion led to an inquest from our editorial team and we exclusively gathered that he was stopped from honoring the call up by his club and they duly informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) their reasons.
They said the 23 year old who has been ever present for the team since the start of the season picked up a head injury which will require further examination hence can’t be a part of the squad.
The former Nigeria U17 and U20 defender will be hoping to get another chance when the team begin their quest to be at the 2026 World Cup in November. Their opening game of the qualifiers will be against Lesotho.
Ade Emmanuel
