No fewer
than four first team players will miss Rivers United’s Nigeria Professional
Football League (NPFL) clash with Enugu Rangers on Sunday.
Yaovi
Douhadji, Guy Kuemian, Godbless Asamoah and Wilson Andoh will definitely miss
out on the match day 14 encounter against the Flying Antelopes.
Togolese
international defender, Douhadji is currently indisposed and has not trained
since last week.
Rivers
United doctor, Chukwuemeka Agi explained that a diagnosis is yet to be reached
on Douhadji’s condition.
The big
defender travelled to Jos for last Sunday’s 1-2 loss to Plateau United but
indisposition forced technical manager, Stanley Eguma to draft in Ayobami
Asekunowo as his replacement in the match day squad.
“Douhadji
has not trained for almost a week and he will definitely miss out on the game
against Rangers. His breathing is irregular and he’s complained of tiredness
most of the time.
“He is
currently at the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) and will
undergo further medical tests on Thursday,” Agi said.
Kuemian
recently aggravated the injury he suffered in United’s 1-2 reverse to Heartland
in Owerri on April 10-a strain of the left quadriceps.
He has yet
to resume training and will not play against Rangers on Sunday as a result.
Ghanaian
marksman, Asamoah has struggled with hamstring issues all season and has been
declared unfit to play on Sunday.
Andoh’s
injury appears to be the most serious as he appeared to rupture knee ligaments
in the defeat to Plateau United in Jos on Sunday.
He is set to
be side lined for the long term and is surely out of contention for the game
against Rangers on Sunday.
Eguma says
the injury worries represent a big set-back in his plans to topple the league
leaders at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium on Sunday.
“Right now,
we have lost the services of all our first team strikers. Only (top scorer),
Chukwunonso Okonso is available.
“It will not
be easy to face the strongest team in the league with just one fit striker,”
Eguma said.
Enugu
Rangers are currently top of the NPFL standings with 24 points from 12 matches
while Rivers United occupies seventh spot with 19 points from 13 matches.
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