The chances of former Germany youth international Jordan Torunarigha making his Super Eagles debut in the Super Eagles upcoming friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique respectively has taken a big hit, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria will take on Saudi Arabia on the 13th of October before squaring up against Mozambique in three days time. The games are meant to prepare the team for the start of the World Cup qualifiers in November.
Super Eagles will begin their campaign against Lesotho at home before taking on Zimbabwe in their first away game of the series, it means head coach Jose Peseiro will treat the friendly games with the games in mind.
24 players were called to camp and it included former Germany youth international defender Jordan Torunarigha, who was handed a first time call up in the team’s final qualifiers game in the AFCON qualifiers but didn’t get to play.
He could be forced to wait a little longer with his club Gent confirming that he will miss tonight’s UEFA Conference League game against Israeli side Maccabi Tel-Aviv. They said he is out with an unspecified injury and no duration was stated for his return.
If out for long, he will miss the games and possibly the start of the world cup qualifiers, something that will put on hold his dream of playing for Super Eagles despite getting the all clear from FIFA.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
