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Eric has been forced to give up to the next Olympic Games in Tokyo with Nigeria, as he himself announced on his social networks. The pivot has said that he has not managed to recover after passing the COVID-19 and does not arrive in shape.
“I tested positive for the virus and I went through the disease with very aggressive symptoms”, Has counted Eric. The player, who was unable to train or perform physical activity during his convalescence, has pointed out that I was hoping to be ready for the tournament.
However, after testing negative on multiple tests, Eric realized that his body was not prepared to compete: “I did everything possible to recover but I would not have arrived in time to meet the demands of represent the country at the level it deserves”.
Eric has played this season in the CSKA Moscow, proclaiming himself champion of the VTB league and has also participated in the Euroleague, arriving at Final four with the Russian team, where they lost to Anadolu Efes.