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Ngolo Kante ruled out of France's next two World Cup qualifiers due to injury

The Chelsea midfielder will return to Stamford Bridge early after picking up a knock against Ukraine N'Golo Kane has been ruled out of France's next two World Cup qualifiers due to injury. The Chelsea midfielder tweaked his hamstring late on during less Les Bleus' 1-1 draw with Ukraine on Wednesday night. He will now travel back to Stamford Bridge early to undergo treatment, with France confirming the news in an official press release

Despite his many struggles in Italy, Victor Osimhen will be the man Gernot Rohr will pick to lead the Super Eagles attack against Benin Saturday, while on-form Kelechi Iheanacho will have to do with some game time ahead of Genk giant striker Paul Onuachu.

Whether Rohr settles for his favoured 4-2-3-1 formation or plays 4-3-3, Osimhen will be the arrowhead of the attack, ably assisted by two wingers, against an ambitious Benin team yet to lose at home in over eight years.   The 22-year-old Osimhen is the leading scorer in the AFCON qualifying campaign with four goals. However, it has not been great sailing for the Napoli record signing in Europe after a long-term shoulder injury, Coronavirus infection and some media controversies. Iheanacho, on the other hand, has been on a cruise at Leicester City lately after at a time it looked like his future will be away from the Premier League club. In October, he marked his Eagles comeback by scoring in a 1-1 draw with Tunisia in a friendly in Austria. That was in the absence of Osimhen, who could not leave Italy because of travel restrictions caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. ‘Seniorman’ has since gone on to be the goals machine at Leicester City, netting nine goals in as many games

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