Zaidu Sanusi will miss Nigeria vs. South Africa and could also miss the crucial final against Ivory Coast
Super Eagles coach Jose Peceiro has revealed that defender Zaidu Sanusi will have to undergo a late fitness test to see if he can play in the 2023 African Cup of Nations final on Sunday. did. soccernet.ng I will report it.
Sanusi is a regular at AFCON representing Nigeria. The Porto left-back made five appearances for the Ivorian Super Eagles, contributing to the team’s four clean sheets.
However, Sanusi was absent from Wednesday’s semi-final between Nigeria and South Africa. Nevertheless, Bright Ossai-Samuel took his place and did a decent job.
Jose Peceiro later revealed that Sanusi was suffering from a bruise he sustained in the last game against Angola.
Ahead of Sunday’s final, Peseiro shared an update on Sanusi. The Super Eagles coach revealed that Sanusi has not yet reached full fitness but will undergo late tests to check the 26-year-old’s fitness.
“Sanusi Zaidu did some conditioning training yesterday. Today is his last training session and we will see if he is available,” Peseiro said, according to Soccernet.ng.
If Sanusi does not arrive in time, Peseiro can rely on Ossai-Samuel to deliver supplies to Nigeria on Sunday.