Nigerias captain out of Zimbabwe game
Jay-Jay Okocha will miss Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe due to a groin injury. Bolton Wanderers midfielder sustained the injury in his club’s 2-1 defeat by Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Nigeria must win Saturday’s game and hope Group Four leaders Angola fail to beat Rwanda in Kigali if they are to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals in Germany. Although both Nigeria and Angola have same 18 points, the southern Africans have a superior head-to-head record.
Okocha also missed the World Cup qualifier against Algeria in Oran last month.
Update, October 7: Jay-Jay Okocha has indicated he will retire from international football once Nigeria’s World Cup campaign finishes.
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