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Ola Aina to miss Guinea Bissau tie in September

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Ola Aina to miss next game

BY KUNLE SOLAJA

When Nigeria host Guinea Bissau in September in the Match day 3 of the Africa Cup of Nations, hardworking defender, Ola Aina will not be in action.

The Torino defender has been cautioned twice in the series and will miss the next match.  As per Article 42 42.1 which applies to both the qualifying and final tournament, “a player who receives two cautions shall be automatically suspended from playing the following match”

Aina was cautined in the 73rd minute of the game with Sierra Leone in Abuja and was again booked in the 58th minute by the referee in the match against Sao Tome and Principe.

He will however be eligible for the Match Day 4 fixture which is away in Guinea Bissau.

Other Nigerian players on caution list are goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and Oghenekaro Etebo who both obtained yellow cards in the home game with Sierra Leone.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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