This is now official. Hapoel Be'er Sheva custodian Austin Ejide has been ruled out of action for two weeks following a hamstring injury he picked up against Cape Verde in a pre - Nations Cup friendly on Wednesday.<br /><br />''In fact he should be ready for our opening group game against Burkina Faso on January 21. <br /><br />''The doctor has explained that he has started his recovery therapy already and in four days, before we leave Portugal for South Africa, we should have a progress report on whether he has improved or not,'' says Nigeria boss Stephen Keshi.<br /><br />In case Ejide's rehabilitation does not go according to plan, Heartland goalie Daniel Akpeyi has been placed on standby.<br />