Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has excused Stanley Nwabali from the teams 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Rwanda.
The Chippa United lost his father on Friday morning.
The former surveyor died at the age of 67.
"He Nwabali has been excused from the game. However, the player will come to watch the match and cheer his team mates on," team administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor, told thenff.com.
Eguavoen now has two goalkeepers, Maduka Okoye and Amas Obasogie available for the game.
