By Amosu Adeboye
Stoke City midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo is the latest player to pull out of Nigeria’s friendly encounter against the Selecao of Brazil.
Etebo’s withdrawal from the game was announced by the Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday.
Head coach of the team, Gernot Rohr now has 21 players at his disposal ahead of the game.
Rohr opted not to call any more players following the withdrawal of Etebo, and Wednesday’s withdrawal of defender Olaoluwa Aina as a result of injury.
The Franco-German already replaced defender Kenneth Omeruo with Tyronne Ebuehi, while Efosa Solomon-Otabor joined the camp following France –based Samuel Kalu’s unavailability.
Solomon-Otabor and forward Peter Olayinka are coming into the Nigeria senior camp for the first time ever while Ebuehi returns for the first time since the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia.
Former junior international midfielder Ramon Azeez also makes a return, and defenders Abdullahi Shehu and Chidozie Awaziem, as well as midfielder Wilfred Ndidi are back after missing the 2-2 draw with Ukraine in Dnipro last month.
The game will take place on Sunday at the Singapore National Stadium. Kick-off is 1pm Nigerian time.
