Former captain of Nigeria U17, U20 and U23 team Kelechi Nwakali has been picked by coach Gernot Rohr as replacement for the injured Moses Simon in the Super Eagles squad for AFCON 2021 qualifiers.
Nigeria will play Sierra Leone in back to back AFCON qualifiers on the 13th of November in Benin City before traveling to Freetown for the reverse tie four days later.
Simon who was named in the 24 man list went off 25 minutes into Nantes 0-3 loss to PSG with a groin injury that will likely keep him out for three weeks or more, effectively ruling him out of the games.
Nwakali who was on the standby list has been contacted by Rohr to take the spot of Simon boosting the numbers in midfield where Rohr called up few numbers.
Kenneth Omeruo is also feared out with what looks like an injury similar to that of Simon after leaving the pitch 48 minutes into their 1-0 loss over Mirandes in the Spanish second division.
Owngoalnigeria.com exclusively gathered that Genk forward Paul Onuachu who took his goal count to nine in ten league games this season with a goal in their 4-0 win over Eupen is the favorite to replace Omeruo if he isn’t passed fit for the game.
