The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be back in action during the international break with two games in the Moroccan city of Marrakech against Ghana and Mali respectively, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria who are without a substantive coach will take on Ghana on the 22nd of March before squaring up against Mali four days later at the same venue in Morocco. 26 players were called up for both games.
However it appears there will be some amendments to the list of players with four players led by the team’s top striker Victor Osimhen likely to be unavailable for the games due to injury picked up last week.
Osimhen was an unused substitute in Napoli’s 1-1 draw against Inter Milan over the weekend due to a muscular problem, which saw him train just once in the build up to the game. The club expects him to be fully recovered in seven days time effectively ruling him out of the games.
Another player who is out of the game and possibly out for the rest of the season is Tyronne Ebuehi. His club Empoli reported that he suffered a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee during their game against Bologna on Friday.
“The footballer, after having undergone an initial specialist evaluation to establish the recovery path, began the appropriate treatments with the Azzurri healthcare staff”, the final part of their statement on his injury reads.
Already newly invited Luton Town defender Gabe Osho is out of the game and the same can be said about Taiwo Awoniyi who also plays in the English Premier League for Nottingham Forest. He wasn’t listed over the weekend as he is yet to shake off a knock he has been carrying.
Ade Emmanuel
