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Okoye ruled out of Ghana clash as Super Eagles begin training

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has been ruled out of the team’s clash with Ghana due to illness.

The team’s media officer, Babafemi Raji, disclosed this Tuesday afternoon.

The Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper has been replaced by Enyimba FC goalkeeper, John Noble, according to Raji.

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21 players in camp

Meanwhile, 21 Super Eagles players are already in camp as training sessions begin Tuesday evening.

The players are camping at the Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, ahead of their two-legged FIFA World Cup play-off encounter with arch-rivals, Ghana.

FILE PHOTO: Super Eagles players during an intense training session at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja

Nigeria take on Ghana away on Friday, 25th March, with the reverse leg set for the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 29th March from 6pm.

The winner over two legs will earn one of Africa’s five tickets to the 22nd FIFA World Cup finals, scheduled for 14th November – 18th December this year in Qatar.

The Super Eagles in camp at present are:

Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Daniel Akpeyi (Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa);

Defenders: Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England); Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Leon Balogun (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); William Ekong (Watford FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy); Calvin Bassey (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Abdullahi Shehu (AC Omonia, Cyprus); Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto, Portugal)

Midfielders: Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland); Innocent Bonke (FC Lorient, France); Oghenekaro Etebo (Watford FC, England);

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (Fatih Karagumruk, Turkey); Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal FC, Spain); Moses Simon (FC Nantes, France); Odion Jude Ighalo (Al-Hilal FC, Saudi Arabia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Emmanuel Dennis (Watford FC, England); Victor Osimhen (Napoli FC, Italy);

Expected
John Noble(Enyimba FC, Nigeria), Akinkunmi Amoo (FC Copenhagen, Denmark); Ademola Lookman (Leicester City, England); Sadiq Umar (UD Almeria, Spain)

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