Super Eagles coach, Éric Chelle faces a fresh headache over midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru ahead of the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau.
The 25-year-old midfielder has been a regular for Nigeria since Chelle took over as coach, whether as a starter or coming off the bench.
He was expected to be called up to camp for Nigeria’s games during the upcoming international break. However, he suffered a thigh injury in Lazio’s first game of the season against Bologna, raising fears that he could be sidelined for a few weeks.
He remained sidelined until Wednesday, when news broke that he could soon return to full training with his teammates and potentially make the bench for Lazio’s big Serie A clash against AC Milan this weekend. But that no longer appears to be the case.
According to Radio Sei Lazio, Dele-Bashiru is set to spend extra time on the sidelines due to his injury. As such, he will not be involved in Lazio’s clash against high-flying AC Milan this weekend.
