Napoli of Italy striker, Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of the Super Eagles friendly with the Selacao of Portugal on the 17th of November in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Nigeria Football Federation via its Twitter page explained that Osimhen is injured and now replaced with Cyriel Dessers who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cremonese.
Also, the Nigerian Football Federation disclosed that Olisa Ndah is also injured and Chidozie Awaziem has been called to replace him in the Super Eagles squad.
Osimhen has scored nine goals in ten league games in the Italian Serie A this season, with six in his last five games. He also has three assists to his name and has scored one goal in the Champions League.
The match is scheduled to take place at Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday, with kick-off set for 7:45 PM.
This is the first time ever that both teams will face each other at the senior level.