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African Nations Cup joint top scorer, Emmanuel Emenike, has been ruled out of Sunday's final by a muscle tear.
A scan has showed that the Spartak Moscow striker suffered a thigh muscle tear of the right leg and so will miss the tournament final against Burkina Faso.
A top team official informed MTNFootball.com: "Emenike has been ruled out after a scan showed he suffered a thigh muscle tear of the right leg during the semi-final against Mali. It's a big, big blow for Nigeria."
The big, all-action centre-forward, who has emerged as one of the shining stars at only his first AFCON, has fired four goals, just short of the 10 goals scored by Nigeria to propel the Super Eagles to the Sunday's championship game.
One of his goals was the opening Group C match against Burkina Faso, which underlined his power-play style as he literally bulldozed his way past his markers to give Nigeria the lead.
The 25-year-old striker has missed training for the past two days and both he and team officials have worked overtime to ensure he will be fit for Sunday.
We've been told he will start from the bench. He is still going to play