Injured Odion Ighalo replaced by Henry Onyekuru for South Africa, Uganda games

The Galatasaray forward has been called up to the Nigeria national team as a replacement for the Changchun Yatai striker who was forced off with an injury in Wednesday’s CSL game. 

Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has invited Henry Onyekuru to replace injured Odion Ighalo ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Africa and friendly match against Uganda this month.

Ighalo was substituted in the 17th minute following a hamstring injury he sustained in Changchun Yatai's 2-2 draw against Tianjin Quanjian in Wednesday's Chinese Super League game.

Onyekuru has now be invited to fill the spot left by the former Watford player after he was initially placed on standby. Ighalo scored five goals in the Super Eagles' double-header fixture against Libya in September.

.@henryconyekuru replaces injured @ighalojude for game against South Africa. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong #Afcon2019Q — The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) November 8, 2018

Ahead of the Super Eagles' trip to the FNB Stadium on November 17, Ighalo’s blow doubles the worry for coach Gernot Rohr after losing first-choice goalkeeper Francis Uzoho to injury earlier in the week.

Nigeria will hope to extend their winning streak when they meet Bafana Bafana. On November 20, they play Uganda in a friendly game at the Stephen Keshi Stadium.