Onuachu replaces Osimhen for Eagles friendlies against Tunisia, Algeria

Paul Onuachu, Super Eagles forward, has replaced Victor Osimhen for the Algeria and Tunisia international friendly games.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the new development in a statement on Sunday.

It said the Napoli striker has been excused from the matches scheduled to take place this month in Austria without giving further details.

🔊 ❗️❗️@victorosimhen9 has been excused from @NGSuperEagles’ games against Algeria and Tunisia. His replacement is Paul Onuachu. #Team9jaStrong #SoarSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/UGJnS6jLub

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— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) October 4, 2020

“Victorosimhen9 has been excused from @NGSuperEagles’ games against Algeria and Tunisia. His replacement is Paul Onuachu. #Team9jaStrong #SoarSuperEagles,” NFF wrote.

It is understood that Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas, Osimhen’s team mates in Napoli, and Giandomenico Costi, a staff member, tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of their 6-0 win against Genoa last weekend.

In other to prevent the spread of the virus, it is recommended that players, including Osimhen, who were in direct contact with those diagnosed with COVID-19 be quarantined for fourteen days, which effectively rules the Nigerian out of the Super Eagles friendlies.