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Onazi’s Injury Not Official Yet, Says Ibitoye
A contingent of the Super
Eagles will depart for Morocco, today, to honour the last Group B match of the
African qualifying series, against Les Fennecs of Algeria. The match is slated
for Constantine.
The
Guardian Nigeria report continues:
The
group has already been won by Nigeria, which amassed 13 points to secure the
sole ticket to next year Mundial in Russia, with a match to spare.
Speaking
to The Guardian yesterday, the Super Eagles’ Media Officer, Toyin Ibitoye, said
all arrangements towards having a successful outing on November 10, in Algeria
had been made.
“The
contingent will be travelling out at about 5 a.m. tomorrow (today). The players
invited will be the only one to travel with us, while others will join us in
Morocco.
“Camp
opens from tomorrow (today) and it is expected that by Tuesday everybody should
have arrived in the camp. Odion Ighalo is the only one exempted due to injury.
We don’t pray for any more injuries,” he said.
While
reacting to report of Eddy Onazi’s latest injury, which occurred yesterday
during a league match between his club, Trabzonspor and Kayserispor, Ibitoye
said: “We have to wait for the official word on that. If he cannot make it, it
means the coach will decide on what next to do. But there is nothing official
on his injury yet,” he concluded.
Reports,
yesterday claimed that Onazi could only managed 40 minutes on the pitch after
sustaining an injury.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, President Amaju Pinnick, said despite qualification for the World Cup, the game against the Algerians would be taken seriously.
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