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The Super Eagles have suffered a major setback ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe
Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro is set to be without two of his best players, Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze for Nigeria’s World Cup Qualifying games against Zimbabwe and Lesotho.
The Super Eagles will hope to banish the pain of missing the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup when they start the qualifying campaign for the 2026 edition in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
Peseiro to be without Osimhen and Chukwueze
Nigeria start their campaign with a home clash against Lesotho on November 16 before taking on Zimbabwe three days later.
However, Peseiro will be without Osimhen and Chukwueze, who have both been ruled out of the two encounters.
The Portuguese tactician revealed this in an interview with TVplay via TuttoNapoli, stating Osimhen and Chukwueze will miss the two games later this month.
Peseiro revealed the two players would not be in his squad because he did not want to complicate their current situation.
“Osimhen and Chukwueze will not be called up during the next break, we want to avoid any risk. I was very sorry for their injuries: the clubs pay the players and we constantly collaborate with them,” Peseiro told TVplay as per TuttoNapoli
Osimhen and Chukwueze nursing injuries
Peseiro’s decision not to call up both Osimhen and Chukwueze is understandable, as they both picked up their respective injuries while on international duty.
