Nigeria Vs Ghana: Super Eagles Suffer Blow As Okoye Misses World Cup Playoff
Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been ruled out of the Super Eagles' World Cup double-header playoff against Ghana this month after falling sick and has been replaced with John Noble.
Joy Kalu 
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, will miss Nigeria’s FIFA 2022 World Cup playoff against the Black Stars of Ghana on Friday due to illness.
The Super Eagles announced its Instagram account on Tuesday afternoon, March 22, 2022.
Okoye has been replaced by Enyimba’s John Noble.
The post read: “Maduka Okoye out of the clash against Ghana due to illness, he has been replaced by Enyimba FC goalkeeper, John Noble. Get well soon Maduks! soarsupereagles.”
Ghana will host Nigeria on Friday in the World Cup qualifying first-leg tie at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
The Super Eagles will then host Ghana in the return leg four days later at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
Maduka Okoye has been the Super Eagles' number one goalie even before former coach Gernot Rohr was sacked and current gaffer Eguavoen stuck with him at the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon.
