Super Eagles Star Ruled Out of Action Till 2023 and Will Miss Ties Against Costa Rica, Portugal

• Nigerian defender Ola Aina will not be in the Super Eagles squad for the ties against Costa Rica and Portugal
• The 26-year-old has sustained an hamstring injury while training with with his Serie A club Torino
• Shehu Abdullai or Kenneth Omeruo could get the chance to play from the right back for Nigeria next month

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has sustained an hamstring injury ruling him out of action until January and will also miss the coming games against Costa Rica and Portugal.

So far this season in the Serie A, Ola Aina has been impressive making 10 appearances and even scored over the weekend in the club's win over Udinese.

According to the report on Soccernet, the Nigerian star sustained the injury in training and has been ruled out until 2023.

The injury will see him miss all of Torino’s games before the World Cup. Aina would be unavailable for the fixtures against AC Milan, Bologna, Roma, and Sampdoria.

2022 World Cup: Lionel Messi names 5 countries that can win the tournament in Qatar

Football

Aina should be back and fully fit by January, as hamstring injuries typically take 4-6 weeks to heal.

Aina games for Super Eagles

The 26-year-old has been playing for the Super Eagles since 2017 and has featured in 17 games so far.

Amuneke sends urgent message

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how a former Nigerian international, Emmanuel Amuneke, advised African teams playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup to take the matches one step at a time.

The ex-Super Eagles winger, who was part of the Nigerian squad that reached the second round of the World Cup in 1994, says Africa must improve at the tournament in Qatar.

Nigeria failed to qualify for this year’s global showpiece, but the continent will be represented by AFCON champions Senegal and then Cameroon, Morocco, Ghana, and Tunisia.

Best Asian Football team: Which is the best Asian squad for the upcoming World Cup and why?

Football

No African side progressed past the group stage of the last edition of the World Cup in Russia, and Amuneke has stated that it must be different this time around.

Africa’s best at the World Cup is reaching the quarter-final, as Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana are the three teams that have reached the feat.