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Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Nobody: 10:17am On Dec 31, 2021
Victor Osimhen is out of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Friday.

Also, four new players have been invited to the Super Eagles for AFCON over the health concerns and injuries of some players.

The NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, made this known on Friday, adding that only the goalkeeping department is unchanged.

Other players newly added to the AFCON list are right back Tyrone Ebuehi, England –based Oluwasemilogo, Greece-based Henry Onyekuru, and Czech Republic-based forward Peter Olayinka.

Olajire said, “Lively forward Victor Osimhen’s positive test to the coronavirus pandemic a couple of days ago and injury to the versatile Abdullahi Shehu have constrained changes to Nigeria’s final 28-man list for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations starting in Cameroon next weekend.

The goalkeeping department is untouched, but the forced exclusion of Cyprus –based Shehu, who can slot easily into sections of the defence and midfield, has made way for hard-as-nails right back Tyrone Ebuehi, now with Venezia in the Italian Serie A, and England –based Oluwasemilogo Ajayi returns to the group for Africa’s flagship football championship following injury to centre-back Leon Balogun. Ajayi can also play as a midfielder.

“Osimhen’s absence paves way for Greece-based Henry Onyekuru who was also at the last finals in Egypt. In-form rapid raider Emmanuel Dennis, whose English Premiership club is baring fangs, has been excused to provide room for Czech Republic-based forward Peter Olayinka.”


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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Femmyfestus: 10:20am On Dec 31, 2021
Osimhen or not. They will win if they are destined to and loose if thats their doom

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by WibusJaga: 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021


OK. I wish them good luck. But I no go carry SE matter for head in this AFCON. I no wan start 2022 with high BP abeg.

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by candidbabe(f): 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021
Good �

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Ayobami7(m): 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021
NOTED
All the best to them
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Nobody: 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021
His village people dn finally succeed for him matter

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by BIGDADDY000(m): 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021
Hmm. May God help this squad shaa,

this one you don't get things right from the start like this...

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by shadrach77: 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021
Why is he testing positive for Covid now that AFCON is just around the corner.

The guy never wanted to partake in AFCON from the start.

Isolation period is only 7 days and the competition is not starting till the 10th so what's his problem?

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by PedroEastman: 10:21am On Dec 31, 2021
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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by jagged44: 10:22am On Dec 31, 2021
good
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Iretii0511(m): 10:22am On Dec 31, 2021
Good move
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by MERCHANDISER: 10:22am On Dec 31, 2021
Egypt go win Afcon.
I just want them to win the reason best known to me grin
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by casppyjay: 10:22am On Dec 31, 2021
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Nobody: 10:23am On Dec 31, 2021
Leon Balogun (Injury), replaced by Semi Ajayi
Osimhen Victor (COVID-19), replaced by Henry Onyekuru
Abdullahi Shehu (Injury), replaced by Tyrone Ebuehi
Emmanuel Dennis (club issues), replaced by Peter Olayinka

FIFA did not clear Lookman, so he won't go.

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by szczescie(m): 10:23am On Dec 31, 2021
Napoli have gotten what they wanted

Interim coach done come with the normal nsija pay for call ups

See how call ups are now obviously questionable.

Abeg he should do and shift let observer coach take over

Meanwhile Amaju pinnick needs to be removed oh remember he told us this coach will not be on observer status that he will start to coach immediately, after that interview the coach was put on observer status which Kain Banana republic of a Country be this?

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by SmartGadgetz: 10:23am On Dec 31, 2021
Politics as usual
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by thesolutions(m): 10:23am On Dec 31, 2021
Way to go coach
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by buzzcypha(m): 10:23am On Dec 31, 2021
We have a great team, all we need is a good formation to bring out the best in them

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by EBEk101(m): 10:23am On Dec 31, 2021
Napoli don succeed
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by YoungAncient1: 10:24am On Dec 31, 2021
But premier league players that test positive for covid are only out for one or two weeks why take him out of the competition entirely?

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by szczescie(m): 10:24am On Dec 31, 2021
Naija coach done come with their normal "pay to play" or pay for call up or call up only our brothers.

If not that people like me kept making noise on social media about EBUEHI, DESSERS Akpoghuma Michael Olise and Calvin Bassey he wouldn't have called up EBUEHI

These guys are playing regularly and playing well too, they are in good form why not call them instead my brother Eguaveon being a Nigerian decided to take money and call up people like John Noble who is on Enyimbas bench Ojo is playing his position in enyimba let us say you want to call him based on home based is it not Ojo you will call up?

So why call up John Noble who has not played since?

How can we line up John Noble and Olayinka to face Mahrez, Salah, Mendy, mane and co. And expect to lift the Afcon trophy No naaaw

Why did our brother carry 4 Goalkeepers? To do what? If we qualify as second we will face Algeria and Algeria will knock us out that will mean we only played 4 games, will our coach use 1 new goalkeeper per game?

2 goalkeepers are ok, 3 is more than ok nobody ever needs 4 Goalkeepers he just wanted to hand his brothers or his boys call ups or he collected money to cap them

So close to Afcon ( 10 days to your Afcon match against Egypt) you dumped Cyril Dessers, Akpoghuma, EBUEHI and co. Who have been in the team for at least 2 full years straight EBUEHI was even in the last worldcup and featured ever since until he was injured And our coach the Nigerian coach went to call up Olayinka, John Noble and a fourth galkeeper barely 10 days to their first game against Egypt na wa oh

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Sorsilo4life(m): 10:24am On Dec 31, 2021
Nice development. E be like small discipline and sense don dey enter their head. If na b4 Dem go carry am go like that.
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Fuckthamods: 10:25am On Dec 31, 2021
Why excuse dennis? What happened? shocked
Also i feel this osimhen covid might be a set up.. Napoli is desperate to keep him from participating in afcon angry

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Promzone(m): 10:25am On Dec 31, 2021
Emmanuel Denis excused?!!!

hmmmm..........

And so help us GOD!!!

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Psalmistproject: 10:25am On Dec 31, 2021
As if they will win before.
Mtcheeeeew!
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Fridaya30: 10:25am On Dec 31, 2021
Napoli una weldone.

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by Abfinest007(m): 10:25am On Dec 31, 2021
Osimhen didn't have any virus .an excuse so he won't be available for nation's cup .

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Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by yconcrete: 10:26am On Dec 31, 2021
Re: Super Eagles Drop Osimhen & Shehu, Invite Four New Players For AFCON by MichaelSokoto(m): 10:26am On Dec 31, 2021
Abeg which one be interim coach & coach on observation role?


d crase ppl wey u nor fit find 4 inside 9ja, do not exist anywhere else!
angry

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