Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi has asked to be left out of the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming Unity Cup friendly tournament in London, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Awoniyi was listed in the team for the tournament by head coach Eric Chelle after over a year without a call up to the team, however a source close to the forward revealed that he turned it down.
We exclusively gathered that the 28 year old who scored a brace against Chelsea on Monday in the English Premier League is due to have a minor surgery immediately the season ends in England, and it coincides with the period of the tournament.
Meanwhile Chelle has handed a recall to Terem Moffi who is on loan to FC Porto from French Ligue 1 side Nice for the tournament. Moffi missed out on selection for the AFCON after a row with fans of his club forced him to go into exile for months.
Also staging a comeback to the team is Bayer Leverkusen winger Nathan Tella, who recently signed a new deal at the German side and last played for the team almost a year ago at this same tournament.
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