Babatunde out of World Cup

It is not the best of news for a Nigerian team that zoomed into the second round of the World Cup with France as their next opposition.

One of the new kids on the block, Babatunde Michael has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the World Cup due to injury.

Babatunde Michael

Babatunde’s hand inadvertently blocked the ferocious shot of Ogenyi Onazi which was goal-bound and it twisted his arm.

Stephen Keshi confirmed in a post match that the player was going for surgery and may not be lucky to feature in Nigeria’s remaining matches of the Brazil World Cup.

‘’It is sad that we may not see him play again in the World Cup. He is going for surgery. It is bad”, Keshi said, agonizingly.

- Vanguard

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