AFCON Qualifier: Onuachu Replaces Moses Simon

  AFCON Qualifier: Onuachu Replaces Moses Simon By Sampson Adedeji Following his amazing performance last weekend for his Belgium club RKC Genk, striker Paul Onuachu has been called up by the Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr as a replacement for injured Moses Simon, BSNSports.com.ng can reports . Winger Simon who was among the 24 man list of players invited for upcoming 2021 African Cup Of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone, sustained injury while representing his French Lique One club FC Nantes against champions, Paris St German.

1. Onuachu started in the last friendly match against Desert Foxes of Algeria was listed as one of the standby and was called up on Monday afternoon by the federation as a replacement.

The announcement of his call up was revealed via the official social media handle of the federation. " Paul Onuachu has been called up as replacement for injured Simon Moses," it reads. Onuachu is presently the leading scorer in the Belgian Jupiler League with 9 goals.