Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho is on standby to fly out to join
the Nigeria squad at the Africa Cup of Nations after one of his
team-mates collapsed, according to reports.
Iheancho was left out of
the Nigeria squad after a disappointing season for City – but he may
have to fly to Egypt to join the squad after Samuel Kalu collapsed in
training on Friday in Alexandria.
The Bordeaux star collapsed in the team’s final training on Friday ahead of their opening 1-0 win against Burundi on Saturday.
“The health situation of
Nigeria’s player Samuel Kalu is stable after undergoing the necessary
medical tests following his fall during his team’s training due to a
heart muscle failure,” the Egyptian FA wrote in a statement.
“Kalu suffered from dehydration after losing a large quantity of fluids.”
Iheanacho has been openly criticised by Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr for his performances for the Super Eagles.
But if Kalu is unable to recover, Iheanacho say he could get another chance to impress.
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