The Super Eagles will be without the services of red-hot Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Orlando Pirates defender Olisa Ndah, as both have been ruled out of Thursday's international friendly game between Portugal and Nigeria.
The duo were among Jose Peseiro's 23-man squad unveiled last week to begin camping this week ahead of the tune-up game against World Cup-bound Portugal at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon which kicks off at 6.45 pm Portugal time (7.45 pm in Nigeria).
Osimhen and Olisa Ndah were said to be injured following a tweet posted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on its official Twitter handle on Monday afternoon.
https://twitter.com/thenff/status/1592140110820433920
— (@thenff) December 6, 2017
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The nature of their injuries was not made known by the NFF; Osimhen, the Italian Serie A top scorer bagged his ninth goal of the season in Napoli's 5-goal thriller win against Udinese.
In a swift response, the duo of Cyriel Dessers and Chidozie Awaziem have been called up to replace the injured duo.