Nigeria Football
Ahmed Musa Ruled Out Of Nigeria Friendly Against Ukraine
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has been ruled out of Nigeria versus Ukraine friendly and has subsequently pulled out of the trip to Dnipro on Thursday night
The injury has failed to heal as quickly as expected with Musa’s injury adding to the earlier forced withdrawals of defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Tyronne Ebuehi, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Henry Onyekuru.
The Dnipro Arena, which is home ground to top club, FC Dnipro, is a 31,000 –capacity facility that was opened in September 2008 and situated in the city of Dnipro, the third largest city in Ukraine after the capital city Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Ukraine is rated number 25 on the FIFA ranking while Nigeria is 33rd.