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Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by marshaldollz: 7:33am On Feb 09, 2013
Nigerian Striker Emmanuel Emenike has been ruled out of the Afcon 2013 finlas due to a muscle tear in his leg more at http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/02/09/emenike-ruled-out-of-afcon-final-victor-moses-likely-to-face-burkina-faso/ This doesn't look good!!!what's your take on this?
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by Nobody: 7:39am On Feb 09, 2013
OMG! This is a big blow for Nigeria shocked. Keshi should
have withdrawn him from the second half of the semifinal match, when the SE were leading by 3-0.

Anyway, Musa would have to be drafted in. He will likely play as a winger, alongside Victor Moses, leaving as the line striker.
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by marshaldollz: 7:48am On Feb 09, 2013
This is a very bad news but I think it is a blessing in disguise,bringing in Uche to take his spot at dis moment may be beneficial since he still has goals in his legs,then Moses and Ideye at the left and right wings,but we are still wininng this game,dats it!!!
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by outrage: 8:19am On Feb 09, 2013
There goes the final

Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by marshaldollz: 8:22am On Feb 09, 2013
outrage: There gos the final
looool!!,it's a blessing in disguise my people
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by outrage: 8:25am On Feb 09, 2013
marshaldollz: looool!!,it's a blessing in disguise my people
The other strikers are not fit
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by marshaldollz: 8:28am On Feb 09, 2013
outrage:
The other strikers are not fit
dast a very good point,Uche would have taken his place,but no how no how,we go win broda!!!
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by outrage: 8:37am On Feb 09, 2013
marshaldollz: dast a very good point,Uche would have taken his place,but no how no how,we go win broda!!!
This is what scares me the most. Over confidence and taking BF for granted. The ivorians did it and look how it turned out, the ghanians did it look how it turned out!
Thoes guys are hungry to make history, they have moral and confidence as high as the sky with that decision to reverse the banning of their player, while ours just went down because one of our star players is injured.
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by marshaldollz: 8:44am On Feb 09, 2013
outrage:
This is what scares me the most. Over confidence and taking BF for granted. The ivorians did it and look how it turned out, the ghanians did it look how it turned out!
Thoes guys are hungry to make history, they have moral and confidence as high as the sky with that decision to reverse the banning of their player, while ours just went down because one of our star players is injured.
broda,Confidence is different from over confidence,one of our player down may be a bleesing in disguise like I'm saying!there's no doubt Burkina faso is a good team with a high moral,but we are also a good team with a high moral also,u may never know he might end up coming to play tomorrow,don't be scared we'll win.I have spoken!
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by omicron(m): 8:58am On Feb 09, 2013
A lesson learnt the hard way. Moses and Emenike shouldnt have played that Mali game after 60minutes and 75minutes respectively.
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by ariy(m): 9:17am On Feb 09, 2013
i dont belief this story. keshi said both moses and emenike dont have injury, through phone on live program the morning. amuludun FM ibadan
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by fingard02k(m): 9:31am On Feb 09, 2013
I don't like this news at all....Keshi is to blame
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by marshaldollz: 9:31am On Feb 09, 2013
^^^^ Yeah,they said Emenike's injury was lite and Moses own was not too serious,dis must be a plan
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by naptu2: 9:32am On Feb 09, 2013
[size=14pt]Emenike out of AFCON final[/size]

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By MTNFootball.com - Saturday Feb 09, 04:35 +0200

Nigeria’s AFCON hopes have been dealt a massive blow after top scorer Emmanuel Emenike was ruled out of Sunday’s final by a muscle tear. 

The Super Eagles are gunning for a third Nations Cup title after they won the tournament in 1980 and 1994.

MTNFootball.com can exclusively report that a scan has showed the Spartak Moscow striker, who leads the goals chart at this year’s Nations Cup, suffered a thigh muscle tear of the right leg and so will miss the tournament final against Burkina Faso.

A top team official informed MTNFootball.com: “Emenike has been ruled out after a scan showed he suffered a thigh muscle tear of the right leg during the semi-final against Mali. It’s a big, big blow for Nigeria.”

The big, all-action centre-forward, who has emerged as one of the shinning stars at only his first AFCON, has fired four goals, just short of the 10 goals scored by Nigeria to propel them to the Sunday’s championship game.

One of his goals was the opening Group C match against Burkina Faso, which underlined his power-play style as he literally bulldozed his way past his markers to give Nigeria the lead.

The 25-year-old striker has missed training for the past two days and both he and team officials have worked overtime to assure he will be fit for Sunday.

Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche and Russia-based forward Ahmed Musa could be the likely replacement for the injured star now.

Uche has struggled for form at this competition since he lost his starting XI role to Emenike, while Ahmed Musa has not been at his most lethal best even though he scored in Wednesday’s 4-1 demolition of Mali.

Musa has been played by CSKA Moscow at centre-forward in the first half of the Russian Premier League with telling effect as he has scored a total of nine goals in all competitions thus far.

He may have struggled with his form but his confidence would have been boosted by his well-taken goal against Mali in Durban.

Ideye, who has regained top form and crowned it with a goal on Wednesday, could also be pushed as top striker with Uche or Musa now playing behind him.



http://www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/news/2013/feb/09-emenike-out-of-afcon-final.html
Re: Emmanuel Emenike Ruled Out Of Afcon Finals Due To Thigh Injuries!!! by mukina2: 9:32am On Feb 09, 2013

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