Africa-Press – Eritrea. Nigeria’s dynamic midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been ruled out of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign that kicks off next week in Ivory Coast through an injury.
The 27-year-old Leicester City player was named in the Super Eagles’ 25-man squad on December 29 but was absent from his club side’s win over Huddersfield Town on Monday.
Royal Antwerp midfielder Alhassan Yusuf has been called up to replace Ndidi.
Nigeria are still hopeful Ndidi’s Leicester team-mate Kelechi Iheanacho will be able to join the squad.
Forward Iheanacho, 27, has missed the Foxes’ past two games in the Championship with a muscle problem.
Nigeria begin its Group A campaign against Equatorial Guinea on January 14, and the West Africans will also face hosts Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage.
Meanwhile, Rennes striker Amine Gouiri has withdrawn from Algeria’s squad because of a knee injury.
The North Africans are yet to name a replacement for the 23-year-old, who made his debut for the Fennecs in October after switching his international allegiance from France.
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