More Bad News For Flying Eagles As Ozornwafor Fails Fitness Test Ahead Of Ukraine Match
Published: May 29, 2019Enyimba's Valentine Ozorwafor has joined Jamil Muhammad in the treatment room and will not be available for selection when the Flying Eagles take on Ukraine at the Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała) on Thursday evening.
The central defender suffered an injury in the second Group D match against the United States and the latest update from Poland is that he failed a fitness test on Wednesday.
Ozornwafor has been diagnosed with a groin injury and the Nigeria Football Federation are yet to put a timescale on his return unlike Jamil Muhammad who has been ruled out for the remainder of the FIFA U20 World Cup.
Manager Paul Aigbogun has sixteen outfield players he can call upon for the crucial game against the Ukrainians.
Rosenborg starlet Igoh Ogbu is in line to replace Ozornwafor in central defense in what would be his debut at the FIFA U20 World Cup.
Nigeria sit second on the Group D table with three points from two matches and must avoid defeat on Thursday evening to stand a chance of progressing to the knockout rounds.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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