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Super Eagles AFCON Update: Ankle Injury Rules Out Awaziem Of Sudan Clash

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Super Eagles interim boss Austin Eguavoen on Friday revealed that versatile defender Chidozie Awaziem will not be part of the game against Sudan tomorrow (Saturday) because of an ankle injury.
Awaziem was not involved in the game against Egypt on Tuesday due to his stricken state.
It was hoped Awaziem would recover in time for the game against Sudan, but speaking ahead of the game, Eguavoen told the media that Awaziem would not feature but is expected to return back to action soon.
“That’s beyond me & only the medics can answer that,” Eguavoen said at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon.
“I know he has an ankle injury & will be back very soon.”
William Troost-Ekong and Kenneth Omeruo will partner in central defence on Saturday after the latter recovered from am injury setback suffered in the game against Egypt.
Ahead of the crucial match against Sudan, sources in the Super Eagles camp informed that there could likely be a change or two from the starting lineup that faced seven-time champions Egypt with the tweak expected in the attacking department of the team.
The match kicks off 5pm Nigerian time on Saturday evening.
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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.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

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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.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

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