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Nuno Says Aina Will Miss Everton Game But Hopes to See Him Back Soon
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed that Ola Aina will miss the club’s upcoming Premier League match against Everton due to injury.
Aina picked up a calf injury during Forest’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United two weeks ago and was absent for last weekend’s 2-1 loss to Aston Villa.
Despite the setback, Nuno is optimistic that the Nigerian defender will be back soon. “For this game, unfortunately, no,” the Portuguese manager said in a press conference. “But for the next one, we hope. We are assessing him day by day.”
He added, “He spends hours at the training ground receiving treatment, and we are doing everything we can to get him back as soon as possible.”
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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