Atletico Madrid forward Ademola Lookman will miss Tuesday’s 2027 AFCON return leg match in Tanzania as a result of a knee injury.
The Super Eagles media announced the absence of the forward after he was forced out of Friday’s first leg in Uyo.
Ademola Lookman threaded the assist for Alhassan Yusuf to open scoring Friday against Tanzania after just two minutes.
However, he was later forced out of the encounter on account of injury.
“Scan has revealed that Ademola Lookman suffered a sprain in his knee ligament during yesterday’s match,” disclosed a media statement.
“This rules him out of next AFCON qualifier versus Tanzania in Zanzibar on Tuesday.”
Nigeria will need to win again against Tanzania to stay on course for qualification to next year’s AFCON to be staged in East Africa.
