Nigeria will be without influential Trabzonspor defensive midfielder Ogenyi Onazi for the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya due to an Achilles problem.
Sports247.ng can confirm that the 25-year-old midfielder suffered the setback in training on Thursday.
Scans revealed the former SS Lazio star suffered the injury and is expected to be out for sometime.
His absence will mean Hapoel Beer Sheva midfielder will have the chance to impress Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr and seal his place in the squad.
While Nigeria will be unhappy with the unavailability of the midfielder, Trabzonspor will suffer the most as they have to do without their most talked about player for a stipulated games in all competitions.
