The squad of the senior national team of Nigeria for the World Cup playoff tie against Ghana has been altered by interim coach of the team Austine Eguavoen, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Eguavoen has two main issues to deal with at the moment with defender Kenneth Omeruo and key midfielder Wilfred Ndidi set to miss out of the game which will be played on the 25th and 29th of March respectively.
Already contact has been established with Alanyaspor defender Chidozie Awaziem to take the spot of Omeruo. He will make the step up from the standby list to the main list per what we gathered. Eguavoen have already told him to report to the camp in Abuja.
A replacement for Ndidi is yet to be agreed as they wait to ascertain how long he will be out injured. There are hopes that even if he misses the first leg in Kumasi on the 25th he could be fit for the return leg in Abuja on the 29th. A scan later today will give the true picture of things.
Meanwhile we gathered Ogenyi Onazi who is the defensive midfielder on standby could be snubbed for Innocent Bonke of French Ligue 1 side Lorient. As at the time of filing in this report Onazi who plays for Al-Adalah in the second division in Saudi Arabia hasn’t been contacted.
However preliminary talks have taken place with Bonke and Alhassan Yusuf of Belgium side Antwerp is also believed to be in the list of alternative Eguavoen is looking at.
