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| All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by ELsmile(m): 1:15pm On Jan 12 |
Nigeria may have to wrap star striker Victor Osimhen in cotton wool, put him in a bubble, place bodyguards around him during training, and inspect the pitch for anything with the potential to cause injury until they kick off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title hunt. On Friday, Paul Onuachu became the third replacement player to be called up for Nigeria ahead of their opening game against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, named in place of the injured Sadiq Umar, who suffered a knee injury in Monday's friendly game against Guinea. Umar's departure came just days after Victor Boniface had also been forced to withdraw with injury. The Bayer Leverkusen striker underwent surgery the same day Umar was withdrawing from the squad. He was replaced by OGC Nice forward Terem Moffi. This run of ill-luck has left the Super Eagles without at least five of their best players going into Africa's showpiece competition. For a team whose strength centred on a terrifying attacking talent featuring the likes of Osimhen, Taiwo Awoniyi, Boniface, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman, Umar amongst others, they have now been reduced to almost scraping the barrel for goalscoring forwards. Despite the injuries, Nigeria have such an abundance of talent that the replacements are almost as good as the players lost. Yobo feels the only concern is whether they are mentally prepared: "The only thing is, are they mentally ready for AFCON right now? Source ESPn 12 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by sirjoggy(m): 1:32pm On Jan 12 |
Yobo said are they mentally prepared 21 Likes |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by dibunotion(m): 1:32pm On Jan 12 |
Chai. E be like these players dey intentionally avoid this tournament. 52 Likes 5 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Anthony0094(m): 1:32pm On Jan 12 |
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| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Frenzyboy(m): 1:33pm On Jan 12 |
APC is a very useless party... Very useless 58 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by kennosklint(m): 1:33pm On Jan 12 |
May the good Lord help us 6 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by samwise180(m): 1:33pm On Jan 12 |
Big question |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Jabar2017: 1:34pm On Jan 12 |
Not sure... eagles will not fly in d nations cup... 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Thryphosa(m): 1:34pm On Jan 12 |
Excuse don start? 5 Likes |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by jeff1607(m): 1:35pm On Jan 12 |
Let the calculations begin 7 Likes |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by saidubaba: 1:35pm On Jan 12 |
God will save us 1 Like 2 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by ROYALMAXCLEANER: 1:35pm On Jan 12 |
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| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Fatbam005: 1:36pm On Jan 12 |
Nigeria economy no dey smile. Many no even sabi say any tournament dey 13 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by IFSHR: 1:36pm On Jan 12 |
We have the talent to go all the way, what I doubt is having a team and a good manager to make it reality 1 Like |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Sucre6: 1:36pm On Jan 12 |
All these sudden injuries get why, everything happens for a reason 5 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Praxis758: 1:37pm On Jan 12 |
With Abba Kabir’s victory at the Supreme Court today, Ganduje will wait for the next four years before he can step into Kano. Ganduje is now automatically on exile. 14 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Honestey: 1:37pm On Jan 12 |
More like Super Chelsea 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Jeezuzpick(m): 1:38pm On Jan 12 |
Hmmmmm...... We sha won't set our hopes too high...... It's our way in Nigeria. From presidents to footballers, we can't expect too much. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Akwamkpuruamu: 1:38pm On Jan 12 |
I have learnt not to trust this Super Eagles. They are jokers with their coach as a useless man. I don't no why we can't get a goalie to man our post 1 Like |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by BigBlackPreek(m): 1:38pm On Jan 12 |
Victory For Super Eagles 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by tojahh(m): 1:38pm On Jan 12 |
If Egypt win Mauritius by 3-1 Then let South Africa lose to Angola by 4-2 Na make Nigeria just score 2 goals against Uganda then we go qualify Na so we dey do am every time for younder 30 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Agadaemmy(m): 1:39pm On Jan 12 |
[quote author=Frenzyboy post=127905683]APC is a very useless party... Very useless[ What concern APC and this title? 1 Like |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Akwamkpuruamu: 1:40pm On Jan 12 |
Praxis758: Never trust Nigeria politicians, them go stain your white. Ganduje may be receiving a heroic welcome any day he decides to go to Kano. Naija politicians like using the masses for pim po 5 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Kingpele(m): 1:41pm On Jan 12 |
| chai Victor Don turn messi for Nigeria national team ...what a time to be a super Eagle 🦅 fan....an average player is now the best we could afford in a country of about 200 million people..is a pity 7 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Lanre4uonly(m): 1:42pm On Jan 12 |
All the best to them and injury-free at AFCON. 1 Like |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by MANNABBQGRILLS: 1:43pm On Jan 12 |
All the very best to our darling Super Eagles of Nigeria 🇳🇬 4 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Yebus59(f): 1:45pm On Jan 12 |
Buhari and Tinubu era no favour Super eagle at all. Meanwhile we're still selling quality day old chicks from reputable hatcheries across the country. |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by WhoIBe: 1:46pm On Jan 12 |
Why won't they avoid the tournament when they know Naija will not make it past the first round. Osimhen need to run ooooo |
| Re: All Eyes On Victor Osimhen As Injury-hit Nigeria Face Uphill AFCON Battle by Angelfrost(m): 1:47pm On Jan 12 |
Instead of una to draft players from Rivers United, Enyinmba, And Shooting stars...! Una go pack these soft bench-warmers. Afcon that lacks finesse but filled with rugged men who seem to have scores to settle... Lol! Napoli will be wishing they had postponed Contract extension till February.  8 Likes 2 Shares |
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