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Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman will miss Nigeria’s AFCON qualifier against Tanzania in Zanzibar on Tuesday, after a scan confirmed he sprained a knee ligament.
The Atletico Madrid star was injured in Friday’s 3-1 win over the Taifa Stars at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. He was assessed by the Super Eagles medical team, and the scan results ruled him out of the return fixture.
Lookman had a hand in the opening goal before his injury, locating US-based midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi in the box to finish from a swift break. Alphonce Mabuma Msanga levelled in the 32nd minute after a slip in the Nigerian midfield.
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Substitute Tolu Arokodare then scored twice in eight minutes after the break. He first scored with a back-flick in the 52nd minute from captain Wilfred Ndidi’s pass, then made it 3-1 after a Tanzanian defender missed a pull-out from the left by fellow substitute Moses Usor. Arokodare could have completed a hat-trick, but the visiting goalkeeper saved his one-on-one.
The result wiped out the damage of the three-goal defeat to Guinea-Bissau on Day 2 and restored confidence in the Nigerian camp. Usor had also scored the winner against Madagascar on the opening day, at the same venue.
Nigeria now sit a point behind group leaders Guinea-Bissau, who were held 1-1 by Madagascar in Meknes on Thursday.
