Leading scorer in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League Paul Onuachu has again been handed a late call-up by the Super Eagles to replace injured FC Nantes winger Moses Simon.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the late invitation Monday after it was ascertained that Simon will not be fit in time for AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone from November 13.
The winger was forced out of this weekend’s Ligue 1 clash against champions PSG early in the first half after he suffered a groin injury.
Onuachu was also a late replacement for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen for last month’s friendlies against Algeria and Tunisia in Austria.
This was after Osimhen could not travel out of Italy following an outbreak of Coronavirus at his Serie A club.
However, Onuachu was only placed on standby for the AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone after his performances in the friendlies were widely criticised.
The KRC Genk striker leads the goals chart in Belgium with nine goals from 10 league games.
