Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, has been dominated out of this weekend’s pleasant with Mexico.
NFF Technical Director, Austin Eguavoen, has confirmed the 32-year-old is injured.
Ezenwa suffered an ankle injury throughout a coaching session within the Abuja camp.
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“It is a bit funny, he came with no problem at all and then we had a very tough training session, he complained about his ankle and the medical team managed him well,” Eguavoen instructed NFF media.
“The subsequent day, he got here out and that night, he stated he couldn’t even stroll and it was swollen. Up till yesterday, we had been attempting to see how far we will go, now we have taken him to the hospital for a scan.
“And the great news is that the scan revealed there isn’t any fracture, simply ligament – swollen tissues. The swelling remains to be there and he has not educated for the previous two days.
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“He is out and I will speak to him later, he should just take it in good fate, another opportunity will present itself. He is out of the trip, so we are having two goalkeepers.”
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