Eguavoen ignores Onazi as he names replacement for Ndidi for clash against Ghana

• Bonke Innocent has been called as replacement for Wilfred Ndidi in the Super Eagles for Ghana clash
• Wilfred Ndidi who plays for Leicester City sustained an injury and will not play for Nigeria in the two games
• Bonke Innocent made his debut for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde in September last year

Super Eagles coach Eguavoen has ignored Ogenyi Onazi and called Bonke Innocent as replacement for Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for clash against Ghana.

Wilfred Ndidi who is one of the best midfielders in the Premier League sustained an injury while playing for Leicester City which ruled him out of the World Cup final play-off against the Black Stars.

Ogenyi Onazi who is on the standby list has been tipped before to get the chance as replacement for Ndidi, but coach Eguavoen decided to go for Bonke Innocent.

According to the confirmation made by the Super Eagles, they wished Wilfred Ndidi quick recovery from his injury.

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The Leicester City star will now hope that Nigeria qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar so that he can be part of the squad that will represent the nation.

Ghana in trouble as Ighalo scores hat-trick for his club in big win over tough opponents

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Odion Ighalo was in the best form of his life for Al Hilal on Friday night, 18 March, as he scored three goals against Al-Ahli in 4-2 win in Saudi Arabian Pro League encounter.

This latest development coming from Odion Ighalo will be a cheering one for Nigerian football fans and Super Eagles coaching crew ahead of the World Cup play-off against Ghana.

The former Manchester United striker has been impressive since he moved to Al Hilal scoring goals for them in all competitions.

Al Hilal started the match impressively playing in front of their fans as they had to wait until the 11th minute before scoring the first goal through Odion Ighalo.

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The Super Eagles striker got his second goal in the 34th minute for Al Hilal and got his hat-trick in the 45th minute which is an incredible record for the former Watford man.

After 23 games played so far in the Saudi Arabian Pro League, Odion Ighalo and his teammates at Al Hilal are currently occupying second position on the table with 49 points.