AFCON qualifiers: Mikel Obi joins Victor Moses out of Super Eagles

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Following Victor Moses retirement from the national team, Super Eagles Captain and midfielder John Obi Mikel has also withdrawn from the Super Eagles’ squad for Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles next month.

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr who is set to name his squad for the 8 September fixture as the Super Eagles look to keep their qualification hopes alive for the 2019 tournament in Cameroon next June, confirmed that Mikel had called him to withdraw from the game: “We spoke together. He is just coming back from injury and he needs to push his club commitments to get back in shape. After injury he needs time to get fit again.”


The Super Eagles lost their opening group game against South Africa last June, so a win against Seychelles, and a hope for a Bafana Bafana loss against Libya, would go a long way to seeing the Super Eagles on their way to Cameroon.
The Eagles will play away to Seychelles in Victoria on Matchday 2 of the qualifying series on September 7, before they entertain Libya’s Mediterranean Knights in Nigeria on Matchday 3 in the second week of October. After hosting Libya on October 10, Nigeria, three-time African champions, will play away to the Knights three days later, before flying to South Africa for the return against the Bafana Bafana on November 17.

Reports suggest that as much as eight players that made it to Russia for the World Cup will be overlooked in Friday’s list to be released by Rohr. Top on the list of omissions will be Victor Moses who recently announced his retirement from the national team to squarely face his club career and young family.

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