Wikki Tourists have been hit with a massive injury problem ahead of their matchday nine encounter against El-Kanemi Warriors.
The Bauchi Elephants will be without five players for the match.
The absentees are Ahmed Lamido, Sadeeq Abdullahi, Nickson Ironsi, Muhammed Aliyu and Uche Onwuansanya.
Lamido and Onwuansanya are battling with illness while Abdullahi, Ironsi and Aliyu are out with different injury concerns.
The players absence will be a big headache for coach Abdullah Maikaba as he will have to look deep to select a team for the encounter.
Wikki Tourists are currently on a five-game winless run in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.
Wikki Tourists will battle with El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri on Sunday.
