Brazil vs Nigeria: Viv Solomon-Otabor, CSKA Sofia winger, gets call-up for friendly
- Brazil vs Nigeria October 13 friendly will see Bordeaux winger Samuel Kalu missing in action
- The winger was rested by the Ligue 1 club last weekend amid claims he cropped a slight injury
- Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr has invited CSKA Sofia winger Viv Solomon-Otabor as Kalu's replacement
Viv Solomon-Otabor, CSKA Sofia winger, has been handed a late invitation for Nigeria’s Super Eagles friendly against Brazil’s Selecao on October 13.
The 23-year-old, who previously trained with the Dream Team ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, is expected to join the Gernot Rohr’s side.
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Solomon-Otabor will now replace of Samuel Kalu amid claims the Bordeaux winger cropped a slight injury and was rested by the Ligue 1 side against Toulouse on Saturday.
Interestingly, the London-born Solomon-Otabor, who switched allegiance to Nigeria over England, has featured in seven efbet Liga matches for CSKA Sofia this term, and was also in the thick of Europa League against Zorya Luhansk in the third round qualifier.
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Legit.ng reported earlier Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen continued his decent run in French Ligue 1 after netting the second goal in Lille’s 2-2 draw against Nimes on Sunday afternoon, October 6, at the Stade Pierre Mauroy.
The performance means the former Golden Eaglets forward has scored seventh the Ligue 1 goal this term, eighth across all competitions after netting in Lille’s Champions League defeat by Chelsea on Wednesday, October 2.
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