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Maroof Youssef Replaces Mikel Obi For African Cup Of Nations

Maroof Youssef Replaces Mikel Obi For African Cup Of Nations
  • PublishedJune 1, 2017

Nigeria has left out Chelsea star Victor Moses from their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa next month.
Captain John Obi Mikel is also among the high-profile names missing in the squad list released by Super Eagles Coach, Genort Rohr for the match against South Africa.

Moses is being omitted despite having a splendid season with Chelsea while Mikel is understood to still be recuperating from an injury setback that has forced him to undergo surgery,

Also conspicuously missing from the list of 23 players are the China-based duo of Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye.

MFM FC strike partners, Stephen Odey and Sikiru Olatunbosun, have also been overlooked as Rohr takes a gamble with a lot of fresh inclusion in his list.

The Super Eagles host the Bafana Bafana at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uy