Henry Onyekwuru dropped from Super Eagles 25 man list

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Nigeria International, Emmanuel Dennis has been named as replacement for fellow International, Henry Onyekwuru in Jose Peseiro's list.

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Onyekuru was named in Nigeria’s 25-man squad for the game by head coach, Jose Peseiro on Saturday morning.

The 25-year-old however sustained an injury in his club Adana Demirspor’s 3-0 win at Antalyaspor later in the day.

He was replaced by compatriot, David Akintola at half-time.

According to a tweet from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dennis will now take his place in the squad.

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“Update: Emmanuel Dennis replaces injured Henry Onyekuru for Algeria,”reads a tweet on the NFF’s official Twitter handle.

Dennis joined Nottingham Forest from Watford this summer.

He was in action in Nottingham Forest’s 3-2 defeat to Fulham on Friday night.

The Super Eagles will take on Algeria at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran on Tuesday, September 27.