Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is confident of his
key players’ availability for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
qualifying fixtures against Sierra Leone. Over the weekend, some Nigerian
internationals were stretched off while in action for their respective clubs in
Europe, including Kenneth Omeruo in Leganes’ La Liga defeat while Lille forward
Victor Osimhen and Nantes’ Moses Simon were withdrawn after scoring a goal each
in Ligue 1.
The Super Eagles are scheduled to play Sierra Leone at the
Godswill Akpabio Stadium on March 23 followed by a reverse fixture in Freetown
eight days later, and Rohr has provided an update on his players’ injuries.
“I’m very confident that our injured players will come back
soon. There is only one big injury which is Uzoho because he is out for several
months but the other ones like Osimhen will be okay very soon and is already
better. Omeruo has only a knock on the head, Kalu whom I saw, is already
nursing a comeback this weekend,” he told Aoi Footbal
“For Moses Simon, we have to wait to know the extent and for
Ndidi, he is resting very well and will be fit very soon and then we have a
little injury for Etebo but it’s not a big one, and he couldn’t play over the
weekend.” Nigeria sits at the summit of Group L’s qualifying group for the 2021
Afcon, with six points after two matches while the Leone Stars are rooted at
the bottom with a point after the same number of matches.