Super Eagles team news: Nwabali receives green light to face Angola; Troost-Ekong fuss about nothing 

Allnigeriasoccer.com can exclusively report that goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is available for selection for the Super Eagles on Friday evening when they take on Angola in one of the quarterfinal games of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. 

It looked like the Chippa United glovesman would miss Friday's clash at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan after he was stretchered off the pitch in the second half of Nigeria's 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions last weekend. 

The ligament injury suffered by Nwabali is not as bad as first feared and the national team medics have given him the green light to appear in his fifth consecutive match at the Africa Cup of Nations. 

The signs were there that he had not suffered a significant injury as he joined his teammates in training at the Ecole Nationale de la Police on Tuesday, January 30.

As for William Troost-Ekong, national team medics have also given the PAOK central defender a clean bill of health, paving the way for his potential inclusion in the starting lineup against the Palancas Negras.

Some sensational reports had earlier claimed that the central defender was doubtful for the game against Angola  - something which was dismissed in its entirety by this website. 

Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro will observe his players one more time on Thursday before making a final decision on the eleven players to start the quarterfinal match against Angola. 

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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