Despite the injury worry, the manager of the English side Leicester City Enzo Maresca has confirmed that the injured duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will join the Super Eagles camp in Abu Dhabi.
Ndidi missed the club’s last match on Monday against Cardiff City and Iheanacho has been battling muscle injury in the last few weeks.
Maresca told Leicesters hire live, that both players will be allowed to link up with Super Eagles.
It will be the duty of the national team doctor to assess them and determine their fate.
“We’ll see if they’re going to keep them or send them back. But they are both injured unfortunately for us”, he said.
Super Eagles will face Equatorial Guinea in the opening group game on the 14th of January.
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