Tremendous Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has named Alhassan Yusuf, as substitute for injured Leicester Metropolis midfielder Wilfred Ndidi who has been dominated out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Yusuf, a 23-year-old midfielder who ply his commerce with Royal Antwerp within the Belgium league is anticipated to affix his teammates at their Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, camp on Wednesday.
Yusuf, who’s making his first call-up to the Tremendous Eagles was initially named in Peseiro’s Tremendous Eagles’ 41-man provisional squad for the AFCON.
Yusuf can be partnering with Brentford star Frank Onyeka within the defensive midfield position.
Confirming the event, Peseiro introduced this on the Tremendous Eagles X (previously Twitter) web page on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Ndidi’s teammate at Leicester metropolis, Kelechi Iheanacho, who’s nursing a muscle harm can also be uncertain for the 2023 AFCON.
Earlier than his harm, Ndidi had featured for Nigeria at two AFCON finals and his expertise would have performed a key position for the Tremendous Eagles of their quest for the fourth AFCON title, however Peseiro must make do with out the Leicester Metropolis midfielder who acquired injured, earlier than Leicester Metropolis’s 4-1 win in opposition to Huddersfield City on New 12 months’s Day.
The Tremendous Eagles will kick off their quest for a fourth AFCON title and can tackle Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, 14th January 14 of their first match of Group A, earlier than additional clashes with host nation Cote d’Ivoire on January 18 and Guinea Bissau on January 22.