FC Porto have written to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to leave left full back Zaidu Sanusi out of the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming friendly game against Portugal.
Nigeria will take on Portugal on the 17th of November at the Estádio José Alvalade, a stadium which Zaidu is well aware of as he is based in the country but he has been ruled out of the game.
The Nigerian picked up a muscle injury in the UEFA Champions League win over Liverpool and will be out for a minimum of two weeks before a scan to check the extent of the tear in his muscle. The message has been passed to the NFF.
It means coach of the Nigerian team Jose Peseiro will be without his first choice full back duo as Ola Aina, the regular right back has also been ruled out with an injury as well. There is a return for the team’s utility player Shehu Abdullahi.
Abdullahi who plays in Bulgaria for Levski Sofia can play both roles effectively as he has shown in the past and that informed the decision by Peseiro to look his way for the game.
