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Alhassan Yusuf has been ruled out of Super Eagles clash against AFCON 2023 hosts Ivory Coast on Thursday, NRTC reports.
The Royal Antwerp midfielder played for 69 minutes during Nigeria’s game against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday before he got injured. He was later replaced by Joe Aribo.
Yusuf impressed a large number of the Nigeria fanbase during the game which was the nation’s AFCON opener.
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After the game, he spoke about his optimism to feature in the next game against the Ivorians.
“Iām not going to train fully today, but I should be back in full training tomorrow,” Yusuf said on Monday.
āIām getting better and should be available for the game against Cote dāIvoire.ā
However, Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has confirmed the 23-year-old player will not be available for selection tomorrow.
This was confirmed during the pre-match press conference held today. Peseiro responded to a question relating to Yusufās present state following a scan. The coach said the player wonāt be ready for the Ivory Coast match but might be available for the subsequent game.
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āYusuf is out from tomorrowās game, there are no other injuries, itās a good news from Yesterday. But for this match, he [Alhassan Yusuf] is not ready, but the next game, he can beā Peseiro said.
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