Ahmed Musa, the Tremendous Eagles captain, missed the crew's final coaching session held contained in the MKO Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, on Wednesday after shedding a member of the family.
The Fatih Karagumruk of Turkey striker was given permission to go away the crew's camp to be with members of the family following the incident.
The 28-year-old, who's a member of the 2013 Tremendous Eagles squad that gained the AFCON for the third time in South Africa beneath late Stephen Keshi, will now hyperlink up with teammates in Cameroon forward of Nigeria's first sport of the competitors in opposition to Egypt on January 11.
In the meantime, one other striker of the Tremendous Eagles, Odion Ighalo, might not finally characteristic on the match following the refusal of his Saudi Arabian membership, Al-Shabab, to sanction his launch.
A clause within the contract he signed with the membership, which indicated that he was now not lively internationally for Nigeria, was now stopping him from collaborating on the match.
Ighalo joined the Saudi membership from Manchester United in England after he ran out his contract with the English Premier League facet.
He was recalled to the Tremendous Eagles in November after saying his retirement earlier and being away from the crew for over two years.
Emmanuel Dennis of Watford FC and Victor Osimhen of Napoli are two different prime strikers that shall be lacking from the Eagles squad when the match begins in Cameroon on January 9.
Whereas Watford blocked Dennis from collaborating on the AFCON, Osimhen pulled out after docs suggested him to not rush his comeback from a deadly facial damage he suffered whereas taking part in for Napoli within the Italian Serie A.
