yesterday 13:56
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The Nigerian national football team will have to do without a few supports in the upcoming African Nations Cup (APN).
Striker SSC Naples Victor Osimhen he ruled out the coronavirus and also had not yet fully recovered from a fracture in the facial area that required surgery. “Eagle” will be missing as well Emmanuel Dennis, which was not released for the tournament by the English Watford, as the national team invitation for the winger came too late according to the club.
Defenders Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun will also be absent from the team. The four were replaced by Henry Onyekuru of Olympiacos Piraeus, Peter Olayinka of Slavia Prague, Tyrone Ebuehi of Venice and Oluwasemilogo Ajayi of West Bromwich Albion. The APN will take place from 9 January to 6 February in Cameroon.
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