Nigeria will be without the services of Ademola Lookman when they take on Tanzania on Tuesday in the reverse tie of their AFCON qualifiers game, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Lookman went off in the first half yesterday during the 3-1 win for Nigeria, which takes them to within one point off group leaders Guinea-Bissau, who forced Madagascar to a 1-1 draw.
According to the official media channel of the team , the Atletico Madrid forward won’t be available for the game on Tuesday as test revealed that he suffered a thigh strain, and will now return to Spain for treatment.
Head coach Eric Chelle won’t be calling a replacement due to the short frame of time. It means they will prosecute the game with 23 players.
They will depart for Zanzibar later today.
