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With no signs of improvement, the decision was made to pull him out of Nigeria’s squad to allow him time to recover.

On Wednesday at the CAF Congress held in Cairo, Pinnick polled 28 votes, one short of 29 scored by Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Souleymane Waberi of Djibouti.

The 25-year-old striker also expressed confidence in Chelle’s leadership and emphasized the need for players to take responsibility.

Speaking in a pre-match press conference ahead of Lazio’s Europa League return leg at the Stadio Olimpico, Baroni addressed the situation:

With Nigeria also in desperate need of points, the Super Eagles will be hoping to capitalize on home advantage when they host Zimbabwe in Uyo.

For Onyedika, the focus now shifts back to domestic duties with Club Brugge as they look to bounce back from their European disappointment.

The 27-year-old centre back had only featured in one game for Nigeria, which came on the 16th of October, 2023 in a 3-2 friendly match win against Mozambique.

With the Super Eagles struggling early in the qualifiers, these matches are crucial as they look to revive their World Cup hopes.

With the squad now finalized, Nigeria will look to turn their World Cup qualifying campaign around when they face Rwanda on March 21 and Zimbabwe on March 25.

Meanwhile, there has been no official word from the Nigerian Football Federation on whether they have made an effort to convince Obi to switch his allegiance to the Super Eagles.