Two out of the 18 foreign based players invited by coach Sunday Oliseh ahead of next month AFCON 2017 qualifiers Emmanuel Emenike and Lukman Haruna are in a race to be fit for the game against Tanzania.
Although Anzhi Makhachkala Lukman Haruna claimed the thigh injury that lead to his substitution in his team 3- 2 loss to Dinamo Moscow in the Premier League on August 8 isn't as bad as initially feared and he is already back in training but reports coming out of Russia suggest he might spend a week or two on the sidelines if fitness test before this weekend game proved otherwise.
On his part Emmanuel Emenike who scored twice for Al-Ain in last week UAE Super Cup 4-2 victory over Al-Nasr pulled a muscle in training that have now made him a doubt for his loan side opening game of the league.
Emenike have had a long battle with his muscle in his past seasons in Turkey with Fenerbache although this time around initial reports indicate he might be out for five or six days although no test have been done yet.
Both players are expected to be in the Nigeria camp four days to the September 8 game against Tanzania in Dar Es Salam.
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