Ligue 1 club Nice Terem Igobor Moffi has been named to the Nigeria Cup of Nations squad instead of Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface.
Striker Terem Moffi has scored six goals in Ligue 1 this season.
Boniface was ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) through injury, in another blow to the Nigeria head coach Portuguese, José Peseiro.
The Nigerian Federation confirmed his replacement, Igobor via their Facebook page.
Boniface picked up the injury in Nigeria training camp in Abu Dhabi and was absent from the Super Eagles’ 2-0 Pre-Afcon friendly defeat to Guinea.
A few days ago, Wilfred Ndidi was replaced with Royal Antwerp midfielder Alhassan Yusuf.
Nigeria to start their Group A campaign against Equatorial Guinea on 14 January before taking hosts Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau in the group stage.
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