Nigeria's Victor Boniface Out of Africa Cup Due to Injury

Terem Moffi Called Up as Replacement, Guinea's Serhou Guirassy Also Faces Injury Concerns

Nigeria's Victor Boniface, forward for Bayer Leverkusen, has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations due to a thigh injury requiring surgery.
Boniface, who has scored 16 goals in 21 games for Leverkusen this season, is expected to return to the squad in April.
Terem Moffi from French club Nice has been called up as Boniface's replacement for the tournament.
Guinea also has injury concerns as forward Serhou Guirassy left a recent game early with a potential thigh injury.
Nigeria is set to play their opening game in Group A against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.