Cleared! Iwobi to feature against Lesotho; tests negative for Covid-19
Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi has been cleared to feature in the team’s final 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho after he tested negative for coronavirus.
Update: CAF clears @alexiwobi to play today's game against Lesotho.#SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) March 30, 2021
Iwobi had missed the penultimate clash against Benin in Port-Novo after returning a positive test for the virus just before the game.
Update: @NGSuperEagles forward, @alexiwobi has tested negative after further COVID-19 tests were conducted.#SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) March 30, 2021
However, after the match, Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr raised doubts about the results’ authenticity and confirmed the Everton winger would undergo another test in Nigeria.
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And Rohr’s doubts have now been confirmed as Iwobi returned a negative test, which was carried out on Monday evening.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed this in a statement released on the federation’s official Twitter handle.