Sickness rules Musa, Abdullahi out of Senegal friendly
Super Eagles handler Gernot Rohr had revealed to SportingLife.ng that Eagles’ Assitant Captain Ahmed Musa will not be involved at all in Sunday’s International friendly against Africa Number One team the Teranga Lions of Senegal on health grounds.
“Musa is sick as a result of this he will not play against Senegal”, the Eagles Coach disclosed to SportingLife.ng exclusively from Ismailia, Egypt.
The Franco-German football tactician also declared Eagles right back Shehu Abdullahi and team’s striker Henry Onyekuru not fit to play as a result of ill health
“We have done a lot of training here in Ismaila but not for three players who are sick today and they are Ahmed
Musa like I told you and Shehu Abdulla hi and also Henry Onyekuru”, Rohr disclosed.
He, however, confirmed the two players namely Oghenekaro Etebo and Chidozie Awaziem who were earlier knocked down with cold while training in Asaba, Delta State are fit to play against Senegal.
“Etebo and Awaziem have recovered from illness and they have been training with us. So they are available for selection for the big match against Africa’s best team Senegal”, Rohr told SportingLife.ng.
The Coach is also ambitious to win the match to boost the confidence of his team.