Victor Osimhen is out of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, the
Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Friday.
Also, four new players have been invited to the Super Eagles
for AFCON over the health concerns and injuries of some players.
The NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, made this known on
Friday, adding that only the goalkeeping department is unchanged.
Other players newly added to the AFCON list are right back
Tyrone Ebuehi, England –based Oluwasemilogo, Greece-based Henry Onyekuru, and
Czech Republic-based forward Peter Olayinka.
Olajire said, “Lively forward Victor Osimhen’s positive test
to the coronavirus pandemic a couple of days ago and injury to the versatile
Abdullahi Shehu have constrained changes to Nigeria’s final 28-man list for the
33rd Africa Cup of Nations starting in Cameroon next weekend.
The goalkeeping department is untouched, but the forced
exclusion of Cyprus –based Shehu, who can slot easily into sections of the
defence and midfield, has made way for hard-as-nails right back Tyrone Ebuehi,
now with Venezia in the Italian Serie A, and England –based Oluwasemilogo Ajayi
returns to the group for Africa’s flagship football championship following
injury to centre-back Leon Balogun. Ajayi can also play as a midfielder.
“Osimhen’s absence paves way for Greece-based Henry Onyekuru
who was also at the last finals in Egypt. In-form rapid raider Emmanuel Dennis,
whose English Premiership club is baring fangs, has been excused to provide
room for Czech Republic-based forward Peter Olayinka.”
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