Villarreal of Spain winger Samuel Chukwueze look more likely to miss the 2019 AFCON despite been in terrific form for his La liga side this season despite their flirting with relegation.
He has scored five goals in 22 league appearances with 1,359 minutes played.
Now the Spanish side are in 16th position in the La Liga table and are out of danger at least for now.
The former Golden Eaglets star who was a member of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winning team in Chile where he was adjudged as the third best player.
The young player is expected to be in the Super Eagles team for the AFCON in Egypt but is also being considered for the Nigeria U-20 side who will participate in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland between May 23 and June 15, 2019.
Flying Eagles coach Paul Aigbogun is doing everything possible to lure Samu into his squad as he is still within the age limit in a bid to add a bit of star dust to the Flying Eagles squad.
As such, the Nigerian flash as he is fondly called might miss out of what looks like his first ever African Cup of Nations with the senior National team.
