Odion Ighalo is not guaranteed to feature for Nigeria as the Super Eagles get ready to face Cameroon in the return leg of their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier, just three days after thrashing the Indomitable Lions 4-0 in Uyo.
Ighalo, 28, left the pitch late in the second half of Friday’s match with what he later said was hamstring trouble, and although he trained with the rest of the squad on arrival in Yaoundé on Sunday afternoon, coach Gernot Rohr says he will have to pass a late fitness test to have any chance of playing.
“I would like to bring the same (lineup), but we have a little question about Ighalo and his leg and we cannot take any risk,” Rohr said.
“If Ighalo cannot play, we will decide on the last moment. We have two possibilities. We have Kelechi (Iheanacho) and we have Anthony (Nwakaeme) who can play for him.
“The possibility is to bring fresh players that is why I only decide tomorrow morning.”
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