Odion Ighalo is the latest high-profile player to pull out from the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa.
Gernot Rohr will also be without the services of Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi, Francis Uzoho and Shehu Abdullahi for next week trip to Johannesburg.
Ighalo suffered a season-ending injury in Changchun Yatai’s 2-2 draw with Tianjin Quanjian on Wednesday evening.
The former Watford star underwent a scan on Thursday morning which determined that he will spend 4-5 weeks on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury which led to his substitution after 17 minutes in the Super League clash.
Ighalo will play no part in Changchun Yatai’s last match of the season against Dalian Yifang, a big blow for the club who are battling against relegation.
Rohr has extended an invite to Everton youngster Henry Oneykuru as his replacement.
.@henryconyekuru replaces injured @ighalojude for game against South Africa. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong #Afcon2019Q
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) November 8, 2018
Nigeria has won their last three AFCON qualifiers, scoring ten goals with Ighalo contributing six.
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