Super Eagles interim coach, Austine Eguavoen, has backed Victor Boniface, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Awoniyi and other invited players to deliver the three points despite the absence of his number one choice striker, Victor Osimhen, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria take on Libya in a doubleheader game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Unfortunately, Eguavoen will not be without Osimhen after the striker picked up an injury during Galatasaray’s 3-3 draw with Kasimpasa two weeks ago. On the reports circulating on different platforms about his team selection, Eguavoen denied claims that he tried to clear the air on the invited players. “Let people just try and support me and the team because it is for Nigeria and we don’t want any distraction.

Source: Libya Today October 09, 2024 02:55 UTC