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NFF adjustment : Nigeria call in replacements for injured Onyekuru and Balogun
The Nigeria Soccer Federation have made two changes to the Tremendous Eagles roster forward of their upcoming pleasant in opposition to Algeria on the 40,000 Stade Olympique in Oran on Tuesday, twenty seventh September.
Sporting Charleroi loanee Valentine Ozornwafor has been handed a call-up as a substitute for Queens Park Rangers new boy Leon Balogun.
The previous Galatasaray central defender was earlier positioned on standby and he has now been promoted to the principle record.
Concerning Balogun, the official phrase from the Nigeria Soccer Federation is that the QPR summer time signing pulled out of the squad as a consequence of damage.
Having stated that, he went the gap for Queens Park Rangers in opposition to Stoke Metropolis on Saturday, serving to the Hoops put up their second consecutive clear sheet within the Championship.
Nottingham Forest have contributed two gamers to the newest Tremendous Eagles squad with the invitation of Emmanuel Dennis.
The Nigerian Federation have knowledgeable that Dennis changed Henry Onyekuru who suffered an damage through the first half of Adana Demirspor’s 3-0 win at Antalyaspor on Saturday night.
All of the invited gamers have been instructed to report for worldwide obligation within the metropolis of Constantine on Monday, nineteenth September.
Nigeria’s 25-man squad for pleasant v Algeria
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Omonia Nicosia), Maduka Okoye (Watford), Adeleye Adebayo (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Defenders: William Ekong (Watford), Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes), Chidozie Awaziem (Hajduk Cut up), Olaoluwa Aina (Torino), Calvin Bassey (Ajax Amsterdam), Zaidu Sanusi (Porto), Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim), Valentine Ozornwafor (Sochaux)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester Metropolis), Frank Onyeka (Brentford), Alex Iwobi (Everton), Raphael Onyedika (Membership Brugge)
Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Sivasspor), Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester Metropolis), Moses Simon (Nantes), Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) , Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest), Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest), Chidera Ejuke (Hertha Berlin), Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), Terem Moffi (Lorient)
