Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen Compelled To Take a seat Out Africa Cup Of Countries | Soccer Information

Nigeria had been pressured to make 4 overdue adjustments to their ultimate Africa Cup of Countries squad with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Watford winger Emmanuel Dennis lacking it. Defender Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun are the opposite two avid gamers who will sit down out the biennial African soccer showpiece being hosted through Cameroon and which runs from January nine to February 6. Osimhen has been dominated out after he reduced in size Coronavirus and has but to completely recuperate from facial fractures that required surgical operation, whilst Watford won’t free up Dennis once they gained his invitation for the match too overdue.

Osimhen and Dennis had been changed through Henry Onyekuru of Olympiakos and Slavia Prague’s Peter Olayinka respectively.

Venezia’s Tyrone Ebuehi and Oluwasemilogo Ajayi — who performs for 2d tier English aspect West Brom — are available in for Abdullahi and Balogun.

Revised squad:

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia/CYP), John Noble (Enyimba), Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs/RSA), Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam/NED)

Defenders: Chidozie Awaziem (Alanyaspor FC/TUR), Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes/SPA), Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion/ENG), William Ekong (Watford/ENG), Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC/ITA), Jamilu Collins (SC Padeborn 07/GER), Tyrone Ebuehi (Venezia FC/ITA), Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto/POR), Olisa Ndah (Orlando Pirates/RSA)

Promoted

Midfielders: Frank Onyeka (Brentford/ENG), Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Rangers/SCO), Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester Town/ENG), Chidera Ejuke (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Kelechi Nwakali (SD Huesca/SPA)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk/TUR), Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC/SPA), Henry Onyekuru (Olympiakos FC/GRE), Moses Simon (FC Nantes/FRA), Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria/SPA), Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin/GER), Odion Jude Ighalo (Al-Shabab Riyadh/KSA), Alex Iwobi (Everton/ENG), Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester Town/ENG), Peter Olayinka (SK Slavia Prague/CZE)