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AFCON 2023: Nigeria replace injured Umar ahead of opening game

AFCON 2023: Nigeria replace injured Umar ahead of opening game

Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro has called on Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu to replace injured Sadiq Umar ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations opening game against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday. The 26-year-old is the third player to suffer injury setback in the Super Eagles' final squad after Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Boniface who have been replaced by Alhassan Yusuf and Terem Moffi respectively. Umar missed...