Injury Bug Hits Rivers United; Four Players To Miss Rangers Tie
No fewer than four first team players will miss Rivers United’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash with Enugu Rangers on Sunday.<br /><br />Yaovi Douhadji, Guy Kuemian, Godbless Asamoah and Wilson Andoh will definitely miss out on the match day 14 encounter against the Flying Antelopes.<br /><br />Togolese international defender, Douhadji is currently indisposed and has not trained since last week.<br /><br />Rivers United doctor, Chukwuemeka Agi explained that a diagnosis is yet to be reached on Douhadji’s condition.<br /><br />The big defender travelled to Jos for last Sunday’s 1-2 loss to Plateau United but indisposition forced technical manager, Stanley Eguma to draft in Ayobami Asekunowo as his replacement in the match day squad.<br /><br />“Douhadji has not trained for almost a week and he will definitely miss out on the game against Rangers.<br /><br />“His breathing is irregular and he’s complained of tiredness most of the time.<br /><br />“He is currently at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) and will undergo further medical tests on Thursday,” Agi RIVERS UNITED MEDIA.<br /><br />Kuemian recently aggravated the injury he suffered in United’s 1-2 reverse to Heartland in Owerri on April 10-a strain of the left quadriceps.<br /><br />He has yet to resume training and will not play against Rangers on Sunday as a result.<br /><br />Ghanaian marksman, Asamoah has struggled with hamstring issues all season and has been declared unfit to play on Sunday.<br /><br />Andoh’s injury appears to be the most serious as he appeared to rupture knee ligaments in the defeat to Plateau United in Jos on Sunday.<br /><br />He is set to be side lined for the long term and is surely out of contention for the game against Rangers on Sunday.<br /><br />Eguma says the injury worries represent a big set-back in his plans to topple the league leaders at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium on Sunday.<br /><br />“Right now, we have lost the services of all our first team strikers. Only (top scorer), Chukwunonso Okonso is available.<br /><br />“It will not be easy to face the strongest team in the league with just one fit striker,” Eguma said.<br /><br />Enugu Rangers are currently top of the NPFL standings with 24 points from 12 matches while Rivers United occupies seventh spot with 19 points from 13 matches.<br /><br />Sammy Wejinya, Media Officer Rivers United FC<br />
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