Thursday, November 21, 2024

AFCON Qualifier: Super Eagles Goalkeper Tests Positive For Covid 19, Doubtful For Sierra Leone Match


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  AFCON Qualifier: Super Eagles Goalkeper Tests Positive For Covid 19, Doubtful For Sierra Leone Match By Sampson Adedeji The hope of newly invited FC Lugano goalkeeper, Sebastian Osigwe, to make his debut for Nigeria's Super Eagles in the upcoming 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier is in serious doubt after he being tested positive for Coronavirus, BSNSports.com.ng can reports . The lanky goalkeeper was among the three goalkeepers invited by the Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr on Thursday for the double header qualifier against Sierra Leone . The Swiss club confirmed his positivity and that of one other player through its official website on Friday afternoon and is expected to be self isolated for some time. "The management of FC Lugano announces that the tests carried out following the positivity of Mattia Bottani also highlighted the positivity of the goalkeeper Sebastian Osigwe", the club said. The picture of Osigwe playing in the qualifier is expected to be clear in the next few days.
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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