Celtic striker Kelechi Iheanacho has not been included in Nigeria's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The centre-forward has been on the sidelines for just over two months with a hamstring injury.
Although Celtic's Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Sebastian Tounekti will play for their respective nations, DR Congo and Tunisia, at AFCON this month and into the new year, Iheanacho won't, after Nigeria's squad was named today.
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The 29-year-old is on the bench for Celtic this evening in the Europa League against AS Roma.
Boss Wilfried Nancy admitted pre-match that he could make his long-awaited return from injury against the Italians.
“He has trained well,” said Nancy. “After that, he needs minutes. It has been a long time, two months since he really played.
“The way we work the players who have not played regularly, we try to get them through physical work to get back into the rhythm. For the moment obviously he is not fit to play a lot of minutes, but a few minutes, yes. We will see.”
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