Las Palmas Star Etebo Rules Himself Out Of Nigeria-Serbia Pre-World Friendly
Published: March 25, 2018
Las Palmas star Oghenekaro Etebo has confirmed that he will not be fit to suit up for the Super Eagles when they face Serbia in their third pre-World Cup friendly at the Hive Stadium in London this coming Tuesday, allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report.
The central midfielder sat out the national team's training session on Sunday morning because he did not want to aggravate his injury from which he has not fully recovered.
It would be recalled that Etebo had to be substituted at half-time after suffering discomfort in the quadriceps muscle in Las Palmas's 2-0 loss to Villarreal CF in La Liga two weeks ago, and the club's medical team recommended that he should stop all sporting activities for the time being.
Las Palmas are hoping that their Nigerian star will be fit for their first game after the international break against Real Madrid next weekend.
Junior Ajayi, Gabriel Okechukwu and Mikel Agu, who did not figure against Poland, participated in the national team's training session this morning.
With Etebo ruling himself out of the friendly against Serbia, manager Gernot Rohr has six central midfielders to pick from - John Ogu, Eddy Onazi, Joel Obi, Wilfred Ndidi, Uche Agbo and Agu.
Igho Kingsley
The central midfielder sat out the national team's training session on Sunday morning because he did not want to aggravate his injury from which he has not fully recovered.
It would be recalled that Etebo had to be substituted at half-time after suffering discomfort in the quadriceps muscle in Las Palmas's 2-0 loss to Villarreal CF in La Liga two weeks ago, and the club's medical team recommended that he should stop all sporting activities for the time being.
Las Palmas are hoping that their Nigerian star will be fit for their first game after the international break against Real Madrid next weekend.
Junior Ajayi, Gabriel Okechukwu and Mikel Agu, who did not figure against Poland, participated in the national team's training session this morning.
With Etebo ruling himself out of the friendly against Serbia, manager Gernot Rohr has six central midfielders to pick from - John Ogu, Eddy Onazi, Joel Obi, Wilfred Ndidi, Uche Agbo and Agu.
Igho Kingsley
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