The Super Eagles of Nigeria defender, Zaidu Sanusi is probably going to miss the 2023 Africa Cup of Countries semi-last conflict with South Africa sometime in the afternoon.
During the team’s last training session in Bouake on Tuesday night, Zaidu Sanusi who plays for Portuguese giants, Porto, was seen watching from the sideline.
There are reports that the 26-year-old left-back has been doing combating with a yet-to-be-named injury in many parts of the tournament.
Regardless of being perhaps of the most reprimanded player in the Super Eagles squade because of his conflicting exhibition such a long ways in the 2023 AFCON, he has remained mentor Jose Peseiro’s wingback.
Note that Zaidu Sanusi has shown up in four out of the five games the Super Falcons have played in Ivory Coast up to this point.
With his conceivable physical injury, Jose Peseiro may be forced to replace the Porto wingback with either Bright Osayi-Samuel or Bruno Onyemaechi against South Africa at 6 p.m. today, February 7.
In the mean time, Super Eagles Team Coordinator, Patrick Pascal has focused on that the team’s plan against the Bafana is to win the match in regulation time.
Note that South Africa have proven to have a goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, who is an expert in a penalty shootout. The goalkeeper saved four out of five penalty shots in South Africa’s win over Cape Verde in the quarter-final stage p of the tournament.
“We will go all out for victory since we are hungry to win the cup once more. By the grace of God, we will wrap up the game during regulation time”, Pascal told Completesports.
“We don’t believe that the game should go into extra time or a penalty shootout. The thought is to settle the game in 90 minutes or less.”