The interim coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen has left out Sevilla forward Kelechi Iheanacho from the list of players called up to the team for the AFCON qualifiers games against Libya, OwnGoalNigeria.com understands.
Super Eagles will look to consolidate their top spot in their group when they take on Libya in a double header billed for the 11th and 15th of October respectively. They are currently top with four points after beating Benin Republic 3-0 and a 0-0 draw away to Rwanda.
Interim coach of the Nigerian team Austine Eguavoen has already sent invitation letters to players picked for the game, and after sending out as many as 34 players provisional invitation he has now trimmed the number to 24.
Sources say Iheanacho who has struggled to get going since joining Sevilla on a free transfer wasn’t considered by Eguavoen after failing to get a minute in the first two games of the qualifiers.
We also gathered that Eguavoen has pickled Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers as the potential replacement for Victor Osimhen, in the event that the on loan Galatasaray forward fails to recover from the injury he suffered last weekend.
