{"id":4099,"date":"2023-11-02T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/11\/02\/read_news-phpnid49308\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:45:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T13:45:02","slug":"read_news-phpnid49308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/11\/02\/read_news-phpnid49308\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Onyemaechi: Super Eagles coach\u00a0Peseiro sweating on the fitness of another\u00a0LB ahead of\u00a0WCQ:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/91910Bruno.png\" height=\"234\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Bruno Onyemaechi: Super Eagles coach\u00a0Peseiro sweating on the fitness of another\u00a0LB ahead of\u00a0WCQ\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro is sweating on the fitness of another of his left-backs ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is all but confirmed that Porto defender Zaidu Sanusi will not be available for selection for both games as he is still recovering from a muscle injury to his left thigh he suffered in a Champions League encounter against\u00a0Shakhtar Donetsk back in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Portuguese-based left-back Bruno Onyemaechi\u00a0did not feature for Boavista in their most recent game against Sporting CP on Monday, October 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boavistafc.pt\/informacao-clinica-boavista-fc-x-sporting-cp-3\/\" rel=\"noopener\">medical report released by Boavista<\/a>, Onyemaechi complained of muscle problems in the last training session before the visit of Sporting CP which ruled him out of the ninth round of matches in the Liga Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Boavista defender seems to enjoy the trust of Peseiro given that he was the only outfield player that went the distance in the back-to-back matches with Saudi Arabia and Mozambique last month, and the\u00a02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against\u00a0S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of the AFCON qualifier against Sierra Leone,\u00a0 Onyemaechi has been called up for all the games played by the Super Eagles since November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is a very important player to Boavista, having started seven of their nine games in the league this term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Onyemaechi&#8217;s teammate, Chidozie Awaziem\u00a0has been nominated\u00a0for Boavista&#8217;s Player of the Month award for October and faces competition from\u00a0Sebasti\u00e1n P\u00e9rez and R\u00f3bert Bo\u017een\u00edk\u00a0to win the accolade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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