…Injury Knocks out Etebo from AFCON 2022
L-R: Austin Eguavoen, Daniel Amokachi, Alloy Agu, Victor Ikpeba and Ben Iroha all members of the 1994 Class of Super Eagles during the visit to Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola in Abuja
Super Eagles and Watford midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, is expected to be out for between four and five months because of a leg injury.
Etebo, 25, tore a quad muscle in the Hornets’ 1-1 draw against Newcastle, and the club announced yesterday that he would not return until the new year.
The Nigeria international, who is on loan from Stoke, is therefore set to miss the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, which begins on 9 January.
Watford, who are 12th in the Premier League, visit Leeds on Saturday.
Etebo has won 39 caps for Nigeria and was part of the squad that beat Liberia 2-0 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier in September before being forced to miss the next tie in Cape Verde due to the UK’s coronavirus regulations.
The injury means he will miss Nigeria’s next four World Cup qualifiers, a blow to Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr who sees Etebo as one of his most experienced and important players.
