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Afcon 2019: Shehu Abdullahi, two others missing as Nigeria train behind closed doors for Guinea

Shehu Abdullahi, Jamilu Collins and Samul Kalu were all absent from Nigeria training on Monday evening ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations clash with Guinea.

The Super Eagles chose to hold the session behind closed doors, allowing the players to concentrate ahead of Wednesday’s encounter against the National Elephants.

Shehu Abdullahi, Jamilu Collins and Samuel Kalu were missing in the @NGSuperEagles ' closed doors training but @alexiwobi all smiles ahead of Guinea clash on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/b2Wn4qgXHE

— Shina Oludare (@sportingshina) June 24, 2019

Odion Ighalo was Nigeria’s hero in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Burundi and a victory over Paul Put’s men will send them into the Round of 16.