{"id":10352,"date":"2022-04-11T18:08:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10352"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T11:34:31","slug":"2022-world-cup-qualifiers-nigeria-dealt-blow-as-okoye-ruled-out-of-ghana-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10352","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria dealt blow as Okoye ruled out of Ghana game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Netherlands based goalkeeper will play no part when the Super Eagles square up against the Black Stars on Friday<\/p>\n

Nigeria have suffered a major blow ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualification play-off against Ghana as Maduka Okoye has been ruled out.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Big blow for the Super Eagles as goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been ruled out of Ghana vs Nigeria clash due to illness. . \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec <\/p>\n

\u2014 GOAL Africa (@GOALAfrica) <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to a statement made available to GOAL by the Nigeria Football Federation, the Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper is ill and will not be available against the Black Stars in Kumasi.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, coach Augustine Eguavoen has invited Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble as a replacement, with Cyprus based Francis Uzoho now in pole position to man the goalposts against the West Africans.<\/p>\n

Noble was one of the four goalkeepers that made the three-time African champions\u2019 list to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Okoye\u2019s absence will come as a massive setback to the country\u2019s preparations due to his impressive performances for his dutch Eredivisie outfit.<\/p>\n

For ex-Nigeria international Mutiu Adepoju, the news has not shaken his faith in Nigeria’s ability to qualify for the World Cup and is upbeat about the ability of Eguavoen\u2019s men.<\/p>\n

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There is no cause for alarm man. will still get the job done because we have the quality. \ud83d\udc95\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec\ud83e\udd85 <\/p>\n

\u2014 Mutiu Adepoju (@MutiuAdepoju8) <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThere is no cause for alarm man. Super Eagles will still get the job done because we have the quality. #SoarEagles,\u201d tweeted the former Real Madrid player in response to a tweet confirming the development.<\/p>\n

In a related development, 18 of the 25 invited players have arrived at The Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments.<\/p>\n

Expected later in the evening are Napoli\u2019s Victor Osimhen, Zaidu Sanusi, Akinkunmi Amoo, Samuel Chukwueze, and Almeria\u2019s Sadiq Umar.<\/p>\n

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Leicester City\u2019s Ademola Lookman is billed to join the rest of the team on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s first leg will be the 58th clash between the two countries at senior level.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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