Newly capped Nigeria international striker George Ilenikhena is in a race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s 2027 AFCON qualifiers game against Guinea-Bissau, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Ilenikhena who got off to a whirlwind start on his debut , where he scored to draw Nigeria level in their 2-1 win over Madagascar on Friday suffered a knock in the game.
According to head coach Eric Chelle, the forward is pushing to be fit for the game, and he will be assessed in today’s final training session at the venue of the game.
Meanwhile we can exclusively reveal that he was part of the group that participated in the session, raising the chances of getting involved tomorrow. Although he was excused before the end of it.
In the event that he failed a late fitness test, Coventry City forward Taiwo Awoniyi will take his place in the starting lineup after impressing Chelle with his performance off the bench against Madagascar.
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