Three Players Rohr Should Put On Standby To Replace Recovering Super Eagles Stars

With Ogenyi Onazi and Tyronne Ebuehi already deemed long-term absentees, Aina who pulled up with an abdominal problem in a pre-match warm-up session with Torino is also battling to justify his readiness and central defender, Balogun who has not played in any of his team's last four games is lacking match fitness.

The injury update on Etebo is no sweet song to the ears as the midfielder who was forced off after 66 minutes last weekend has been diagnosed with a muscle injury and is expected to miss out of action this weekend.

Below we look at three players that could be handed late call ups to act as cover for these ones in the light of irremediable situations..

Moses Odubajo (Brentford): Odubajo has slotted seamlessly into the Brentford team since his move to Griffin Park from Hull City.

The one-time Dream Team VI invitee has played 19 England Championship games for the club, impressively helping them to avoid defeat in 11 of those games.

Described as a strong, marauding player who likes to turn defence into attack by The Bees manager, Thomas Frank, the 25-year-old equally have versatility in his locker.

His appearances for The Three Lions U-20 team were in non-competitive fixtures and he would not have to go through the rigours of obtaining an approval from Fifa before representing the Super Eagles.

Stephen Eze (Lokomotiv Plovdiv): Eze is a solid enough player who has kicked on since his move from the NPFL to Lokomotiv Plovdiv where his performances and consistency has shone through.

The central defender has firmly established himself as one of his team's most important players in the Bulgarian First League, going the distance in 20 league games from a possible 24.

He is another player Rohr can afford the opportunity to gel in with the team, having been snubbed since his maiden invitation during the preparations for the last world cup.

Anderson Esiti (KAA Gent): Esiti's performances in the Belgian First Division this season has not gone unnoticed as the deep-lying midfielder has churned out some decent showings in the middle of the park for Gent.