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Aina to miss Super Eagles friendlies with injury

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Nottingham Forest defender, Ola Aina has been ruled out of Nigeria’s friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique with injury.

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Aina was named in the 25-man squad for both games by Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro on Monday.

The defender’s Premier League club, Nottingham Forest, have now confirmed he is currently sidelined with a muscle injury.

The injury forced the 26-year-old to miss the Reds 1-1 home draw against Brentford on Sunday.

The former Chelsea player return date is presently not known.

Aina was named Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Month for August on Tuesday.

The Super Eagles will take on the Greens of Saudi Arabia on Friday, October 13 in Portimao, Portugal.

The encounter against the Mambas of Mozambique is also billed for Portimao three days later.

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U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles step up preparation with two friendlies this week

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The Flying Eagles will step up preparations for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup by engaging in two friendlies this weekend.The friendlies, Naijacrawl learned, will be against local academies.The test games, which will be played at the FIFA Goal Project Pitch, Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, are slated for Friday and Saturday.The Flying Eagles are expected to engage in more friendlies ahead of the World Cup.Meanwhile, all the invited foreign-based players are expected to...
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NFF lines up top friendlies for Super Falcons ahead World Cup

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The Super Falcons will engage in Grade A friendlies ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Daily Post reports.Randy Waldrum’s charges played two friendlies against Haiti and New Zealand this month.The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), however, has plans to arrange more tune-up games for the nine-time African champions before the competition.The Super Falcons will also camp in Australia for two weeks before the start of the competition.The West Africans are d...
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Echegini gets late call-up for Super Falcons friendlies

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Jennifer Echegini has been handed a late invitation for the Super Falcons' upcoming friendlies against Haiti and New Zealand.The Florida State University star was a surprise omission from the 23-woman squad released by head coach Randy Waldrum last week.Echegini was outstanding in the Falcons' 1-0 win against Costa Rica last month.The midfielder set up Esther Okoronkwo for the decisive goal as the Super Falcons ended their seven-game winless streak.The Super Falcons...
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