Lookman links up with Nigeria squad Wednesday ahead of possible debut; Chukwueze, Sanusi in camp

Published: March 22, 2022

Allnigeriasoccer.com has been told that Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman remains in contention to make his senior international debut when Nigeria take on Ghana in back-to-back matches this month.

The 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup winner has assured the Super Eagles coaching staff that he will join up with the team on Wednesday, March 23.

Previously, there were concerns over the availability of Lookman for the 2022 World Cup playoff after Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers stated in the wake of the 2-1 win over Brentford at the weekend that the winger missed the game due to illness.

Last month, Fifa approved Lookman's application to switch his international allegiance from England to Nigeria after previous appearances for the Young Lions at U19, U20 and U21 levels.

Meanwhile, Nigeria's caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen could have at his disposal at least twenty of the invited players for the team's first workout at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Tuesday evening, starting from 1830 hours.

The nineteenth player to join up with the Super Eagles in Abuja is Porto left-back Zaidu Sanusi and soon afterwards Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze reported for international duty hale and hearty.

With the exception of Lookman, the other players being expected in camp are late invitee John Noble, Victor Osimhen, Akinkunmi Amoo and Umar Sadiq.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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