Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo has been stopped by his Spanish club Leganes from attending Nigeria’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Lesotho.
The AFCON gold medalist broke the news to Completesports.com in an exclusive chat from his base in Spain on Saturday morning.
“My club refused to let me go. I won’t be coming to the game because of Covid,” the versatile defender declared.
Omeruo is the latest invitee to be affected by the travel restrictions caused by the pandemic after the duo of Moses Simon and Sadiq Umar were also stopped by their respective clubs.
Paul Onuachu and Anayo Iwuala have been named as replacements for the two players by head coach Gernot Rohr.
Super Eagles will face Benin Republic on March 27 at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, before hosting Lesotho three days later at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
