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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Alex Iwobi was dropped from the Super Eagles XI against Benin Republic on Saturday after testing positive to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr made one late change for the Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match played away in Benin Republic\u2019s Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto-Novo.<\/p>\n

Nigeria won the by 1-0 thanks to a last minute header by Paul Onuachu who came in late in the second half of the game.<\/p>\n

Iwobi was earlier named in the team against the sturbon Squirrels, but was withdrawn after returning a positive coronavirus test.<\/p>\n

The result came out just before the Gernot Rohr\u2019s side headed to the stadium.<\/p>\n

The former Arsenal star was replaced with Galatasaray forward, Henry Onyekuru in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Alex Iwobi was dropped from the Super Eagles XI against Benin Republic on Saturday after testing positive to COVID-19. Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr made one late change for the Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match played away in Benin Republic\u2019s Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto-Novo. 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