DFB Cup: Nigeria forward Nathan Tella declared fit to face Bielefeld

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England born Nigeria international Nathan Tella has been declared fit ahead of Bayer Leverkusen’s DFB Cup semifinals.

Leverkusen manager, Xabi Alonso declared that Tella could return from injury in Tuesday night’s DFB Pokal semi-final clash with Arminia Bielefeld. Tella has missed the side’s last three games across all competitions due to a muscle injury.

Alonso, in a pre-match press conference, confirmed that the winger is in contention to face Arminia Bielefeld. “Nathan [Tella feels] way better. We train now, but if there is no problem [during the session], he is in the squad [against Bielefeld tomorrow].”

His compatriot, Victor Boniface is expected to feature for the Bundesliga champions in the game.

The injury also forced the former Southampton player to pull out of Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe where the Super Eagles earned four points from the two games.