Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has handed a late invitation to Paul Onuachu as a replacement for the injured Umar Sadiq in Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Sadiq has been ruled out of the AFCON 2023 finals due to a knee injury.

It will be recalled; sadiq sustained the injury in Nigeria’s 2-0 friendly defeat to the Syli Stars of Guinea on Monday.

However Onuachu’s invitation is now subject to approval from his Turkish club, Trabzonspor.