Dream Team VI midfielder, Shehu Abdullahi , has been ruled out of Nigeria’s all-important CAF U-23 Championship second leg qualifier against Congo on account of injury, africanFootball.com reports.
The defensive midfielder or right fullback was expected to join the team training camp in Port Harcourt on Monday.
The Uniao da Maderia of Portugal midfielder told africanFootball.com he suffered the injury while in action for his Portuguese club in a pre-season game in Porto on Sunday night.
“I am out of the U-23 game because I am injured. I suffered a hamstring injury today (Sunday) while in action for my team in the final game of the pre-season, which we lost 1-2 to Boavista,” Abdullahi told africanFootball.com.
“I am disappointed with the injury because my mind was on the game, I have no choice but to pull out.
“I will communicate to the coach and another official of the U-23 team to tell them about the situation.”
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