Everton Loanee Henry Edging Closer Towards Match Fitness With 60 Minutes For Reserves

Everton loanee Henry Onyekuru is edging closer towards match fitness after starting for RSC Anderlecht reserve team in their 2-2 draw with Standard Liege in the Reserve Pro League on Monday evening.

Having lasted less than 30 minutes against Sporting Lokeren last week, the Nigeria international started against Standard Liege and was in action for about sixty minutes before his premeditated substitution.

The young striker passed his latest test with flying colours and is in line to play his first competitive game of 2018 when the champions travel to Club Brugge this coming weekend.

Anderlecht first-team coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck's left wing options in his preferred 3-4-3 formation are thin, with Ivan Obradovic battling to overcome an injury and Kenny Saief suspended for the game.

Onyekuru was deployed as a left winger several times in the first half of the season but was often criticized by the coach for not pulling his weight but his goals tell another story.

Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has a big decision to make, whether to include Onyekuru on a 35-man provisional roster for the World Cup and monitor his fitness at the training camp or entirely leave him out of the squad which won't be a controversial decision.

The 20-year-old is a bit part player for the Super Eagles, having made only one appearance to date which came against Togo eleven months ago.

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