The preparation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho and Zimbabwe suffered a huge setback on Monday due to the withdrawal of Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.
The youngster returned to the Super Eagles team for the last International friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique after spending over a year out of the team.
The former Watford FC goalkeeper on Monday withdrew from the team and the team technical crew has quickly drafted in Bendel Insurance goalkeeper Amas Obasogie as a replacement for him.
This is a big blow for the team as they are already without Adebayo Adeleye. As it stands, Francis Uzoho is the only experienced goalkeeper in camp.
Obasogie has been involved in seven games for Bendel Insurance this season, and he has kept six clean sheets, conceding just one goal.
Nigeria will play Lesotho on the 16th of November before traveling to Zimbabwe for their second group game on the 19th.
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