Big Blow for Nigeria as Important Super Eagles Star Falls Sick And Will Miss Battle Against Ghana

• Maduka Okoye has been left out of the Super Eagles team for the double header against Black Stars of Ghana
• The 22-year-old goalkeeper is said to be ill and has been replaced with Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble
• Francis Uzoho is expected to be in goal for the Super Eagles in the final World Cup play-off against Ghana

Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been ruled out of the Super Eagles' World Cup double header play-off against Ghana this month after falling sick and has been replaced with John Noble.

According to the confirmation made by the Super Eagles, Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble has landed at the camp of the three-time African champions despite suffering an injury in last game against Wikki Tourists.

Statement from the Super Eagles media team

''Update! Maduka Okoye out of the clash against Ghana due to illness, he has been replaced by Enyimba FC goalkeeper, John Noble. Get well soon Maduks!.''

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Maduka Okoye has been the Super Eagles number one goalie even before former coach Gernot Rohr was sacked and current gaffer Eguavoen sticked with him at the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.

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Eguavoen and his wards won their first three games at the 2021 African Cup of Nations before suffering a defeat against Tunisia in the knockout.

Despite crashing out in the round of 16, the Nigerian Football chiefs decided to continue with Eguavoen and has given him the mandate to beat Ghana for 2022 World Cup ticket.

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.

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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.

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.