Ghana Vs Nigeria: Four Key Players Set To Miss Super Eagles Clash Vs Black Stars
On Friday, Ghana Vs Nigeria will face battle in the first leg of their 2022 World Cup playoff in Kumasi. Augustine Eguavoen, the Super Eagles’ head coach, has picked a 32-man squad for the double header, with seven players on standby.
However, owing to injury or illness, a number of the players will be unavailable for the game.
Maduka Okoye, the team’s first-choice goalkeeper, was the most recent player to leave the squad. A day before his travel, the Sparta Rotterdam stopper tested positive for COVID-19.
Enyimba’s John Noble has since taken Okoye’s place.
Wilfred Ndidi, Leicester City’s midfield cornerstone, suffered a medial ligament injury in the 60th minute of last Thursday’s 2-1 defeat against Rennes, effectively putting him out of the matches against Ghana.
Alex Iwobi of Everton was not named in Eguavoen’s squad. This is due to his red card in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations against Tunisia, which resulted in a 1-0 loss.
Iwobi will now be suspended for two matches, rendering him ineligible for both legs.
Tyronne Ebuehi is set to miss a significant amount of time after suffering an injury in Venezia’s 1-1 draw with Genoa last month.