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South Africa vs Nigeria: Ighalo Suffers Injury, Ruled Out Of AFCON 2019 Qualifier Clash
Posted by Samuel on Wed 07th Nov, 2018 - tori.ngSuper Eagles player, Odion Ighalo has been ruled out of the Nigeria vs South Africa AFCON qualification clash.
Odion Ighalo
Odion Ighalo, a Super Eagles striker, has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification game against South Africa, TheCable reports.
Ighalo sustained a hamstring injury in Changchun Yatai’s game against Tianjin Quianjian on Wednesday.
The five-goal hero in the two-legged AFCON qualification games against Libya in October was stretchered off the pitch in the 16th minute.
Ighalo disclosed to TheCable that it’s a hamstring injury.
“I pulled my hamstring,” Ighalo said.
The extent of his hamstring will be determined after a scan which will be carried out later.
The Super Eagles will take on the Bafana Bafana on November 17 in Johannesburg.
It takes up to three weeks for a player to recover from a hamstring injury.
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