Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi has tested negative to the novel coronavirus in the second test conducted on him.
Update: @NGSuperEagles forward, @alexiwobi has tested negative after further COVID-19 tests were conducted.#SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong
— The NFF (@thenff) March 30, 2021Iwobi was announced to have tested positive on Saturday in Benin Republic and was replaced in the lineup by Henry Onyekuru.
Head coach Gernot Rohr expressed pessimism on the result and said Iwobi could be available after the second test which he expects to be negative.
It remains to be seen whether he would be thrown into the starting lineup after missing the team’s training yesterday.
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