Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has named Galatasary wing forward Henry Onyekuru as replacement for Samuel Kalu In his squad for AFCON 2022 qualifiers.
Kalu went off injured with a thigh injury and he will be out for one month hence ruling him out of the Super Eagles international games against Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively.
Onyekuru was stepped up from the standby list into the main list ahead of Slavia Prague Peter Olayinka who has been very impressive this season in the Europa League.
However Rohr opt for Onyekuru who has also had a turn around in his form since his move from Monaco to Galatasary on loan with five goals and two assists in nine games.
Two days ago he scored a brace to help them to a 3-0 win over Kayerispor after coming on as a substitute. It was his second brace for the Turkish side since his loan move.
