Sochaux defender Valentine Ozornwafor has replaced Leon Balogun in the Super Eagles 25-man squad ahead of this month’s friendly game against Algeria in Oran.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) revealed this on their Twitter handle.
According to the NFF, Ozornwafor was called up due to injury to Queens Park Rangers new signing Balogun.
The former Rangers star featured for QPR and helped them keep a clean sheet in their goalless draw at home against Stoke City on Saturday.
“Update: Valentine Ozornwafor replaces injured Leon Balogun for #Algeria clash,” the NFF wrote on Twitter.
Ozornwafor was first called up to the Super Eagles in March 2019, for a friendly game against Seychelles and Egypt but was only an unused substitute.
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He eventually made his debut with the Eagles in a 1–0 friendly loss to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on 4 June 2021.
The Eagles will be hoping to record a first win against Algeria since 2016 when they claimed a 3-1 win during qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The friendly game comes up inside the Stade Olympique d’Oran on Tuesday, 27 September.
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