‘Get well soon my love, Baba dey fear’ – Mixed Reactions follow news of Okoye’s absence for Super Eagles in Jollof derby

A host of Super Eagles stars have already arrived Nigeria’s camp including Ahmed Musa, Kelechi Iheanacho, Odion Ighalo, Emmanuel Dennis amongst others.

However, the Super Eagles face a massive blow with some big names such as Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper on loan from Watford Maduka Okoye now set to miss out of the jollof derby through injury and illness respectively.

Following the news on Tuesday, March 22 that the latter would miss the crunch tie on Friday via the Super Eagles official twitter account, Nigerians have taken to the popular social media platform to express their thoughts and reactions to the latest developments.

Here are some of the reactions below: