Okoye misses Super Eagles first training session ahead of 2022 World Cup qualifier vs CAR
Published: October 05, 2021Maduka Okoye is at risk of losing his spot in the Super Eagles starting XI when they face Central African Republic in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.
Of the 23 players invited for the double header, the Sparta Rotterdam glovesman was the only player not spotted at the team's first workout on grass held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday evening, starting from around 1700 hours.
Kelechi Iheanacho, Victor Osimhen and Moses Simon, who joined the team on Tuesday, were part of the training session.
Okoye was on club duties on Sunday night, going the distance in a 2-1 loss to PSV Eindhoven, the ninth consecutive game he has failed to keep a clean sheet.
Not taking into account the loss to Mexico in which Nigeria fielded a weakened team, Okoye has started nine of the last ten matches played by the national team .
If today's training session is anything to go by, manager Gernot Rohr has chosen Francis Uzoho and Daniel Akpeyi as his first and second choice goalkeeper respectively, pending the arrival of Okoye.
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