The Nigeria Football Federation have moved quickly to dismiss reports in the local press that four players currently with the Super Eagles in Austria tested positive for coronavirus ahead of tomorrow's friendly against Algeria.

It will be recalled that two Super Eagles players Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) and Paul Onuachu (Racing Genk) caught the virus in pre-season but have fully recovered and were involved in almost all the matches played by their respective teams before heading to Austria to link up with the Nigeria squad. 

The Super Eagles players and officials have all undergone COVID-19 tests in Austria and the results are still being awaited.

"Please discountenance any reports that some of our players tested positive to COVID 19 ahead of tomorrow's friendly game against Algeria. It is a blatant falsehood," the Nigeria Football Federation said in a statement.

"The writer of the story, who was not part of the press conference earlier today,  totally misrepresented what Coach Rohr said that since the outbreak of the pandemic, four of our players had tested positive but were all now fully recovered from the virus and back in action.

"The results of the COVID 19 tests carried out on the Super Eagles ahead of tomorrow's game are still being awaited".

Nigeria and Algeria will do battle at the Wörthersee Stadium on Friday evening, starting from 1930 hours Nigeria time.

Igho Kingsley

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