Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has contacted Khimki of Russia left back Bryan Idowu to be on the alert following concerns over the fitness of Jamilu Collins.
Collins is in a race against time to be fit for Nigeria ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifiers games against Liberia and Cape Verde respectively. The Paderborn defender is yet to fully recover from a knock picked up while in action for his club.
Idowu who was last called up to the Nigerian team in 2019 for the friendly game against Ukraine has won his way back into reckoning with his form in the Russian Premier League.
So far he has played in 14 league games and it’s on the strength of that number that he was called up ahead of Calvin Bassey Ughelumba of Scottish side Rangers, who was a part of the squad for the last round of games.
Also there are doubts over the availability of Genk of Belgium forward Paul Onuachu as he is also recuperating from a knock. It has led to contact with Union Berlin striker Taiwo Awoniyi who was a shock omission from the team due largely to the return of Odion Ighalo back to the team.
Both players will be contacted in the next 48 hours per sources close to the coach as they expect to get an update on the aforementioned recuperating duo within that time frame.