Super Eagles suffered another injury blow as striker Sadiq Umar has been ruled out of the 2023 African Nations Cup.
This was made in a statement posted on X by the official Super Eagles account on Friday, stating that Paul Onuachu will replace Sadiq Umar.
This is coming after striker Victor Boniface was ruled out of the competition which is scheduled to start tomorrow, January 13 in Ivory Coast.
26-year-old striker picked up a knee injury in Nigeria’s 2-0 friendly defeat to the Syli Stars of Guinea on Monday.
“Sadiq Umar is out of the AFCON 2023 squad due to injury and Paul Onuachu replaces him.”
Umar had in 2023 picked up injury in Real Sociedad’s La Liga fixture against Getafe and was later ruled out of the season after undergoing surgery.
Despite Sociedad doctors predicting the former Almeria player will be out for at least six months, Sadiq has confirmed he could return for the White and Blues earlier than planned.
Onuachu was at the AFCON 2019 finals in Egypt.
However, due to an injury, the 29-year-old missed the previous competition in Cameroon.
Onuachu, in 15 games for Trabzonspor this season, has nine goals and three assists.
