Dennis Replaces Injured Onyekuru, Musa Also Out Of Algeria Friendly

September 19, 2022

Nottingham Forest striker Emmanuel Dennis has been called up as replacement for Henry Onyekuru in Nigeria’s squad for the friendly against Algeria after the latter sustained an injury in Adana Demirspor’s 3-0 victory over Antalyaspor on Saturday.

It is not clear which player will come in for captain Ahmed Musa who also copped an injury over the weekend.

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Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro named a strong 25-man squad for the September 27 international friendly game against the Foxes of Algeria.

However, there have been a few changes to the squad, with Valentine Ozornwafor replacing Leon Balogun who got injured over the weekend.

Dennis has played only eleven minutes of club football this season.

Injuries had ruled out the duo of Victor Osimhen and Umar Sadiq for the September 27 international friendly against former African champions Algeria.

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Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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