Cristiano Ronaldo will not play against the Nigeria Super Eagles in the international friendly scheduled to hold on Thursday, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered.
The five times world footballer of the year was reported to have a stomach bug and could not train on Wednesday with the Portuguese team.
Portuguese coach Fernando Santos confirmed that Ronaldo has Gastritis.
“Not ready for tomorrow’s game. Gastritis is something that brings players down a lot…” Santos said.
The match between Nigeria and Portugal holds in Lisbon on Thursday at 7.45pm Nigeria time.
By Uche Dozie
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