On loan Inter Milan midfielder Ebenezer Akinsamiro has been replaced in the Super Eagles list of players for the upcoming world cup qualifiers playoff, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Akinsamiro went out injured yesterday for Pisa in a 1-0 win over Cremonese. He landed awkwardly on his shoulders and he is now set for a spell on the sidelines which has cost him a maiden invitation to the senior national team of Nigeria.
Head coach Eric Chelle who watched the game wasted no time in making the adjustments to his list with Alhassan Yusuf of MLS side New England Revolution drafted in.
Yusuf was initially placed on standby, but the injury to Akinsamiro brought him back in for the mini tournament in Morocco, with Nigeria opening their campaign against Gabon on the 13th of November.
The official list will be made public in the coming hours by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
