Terem Moffi has replaced Victor Boniface in the Super Eagles squad after the Bayer Leverkusen forward withdraw due to injury.
Boniface was expected to be play a key part in the Eagles’ quest for continental glory in the Ivory Coast. He however failed to feature in the friendly against a United Arab Emirates side which ended in a 12-0 win and Monday’s clash against Guinea which ended in a 2-0 loss.
Moffi will now take Boniface’s place after the OGC Nice forward was left out of the initial 25-man squad list.
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Boniface’s withdrawal is the second in the Nigerian camp after Wilfred Ndidi was replaced by Alhassan Yusuf.
The Super Eagles will now depart their training base in the United Arab Emirates and make a stop over in Lagos before heading for the AFCON tournament proper in the Ivory Coast where they begin their Group A campaign against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
