Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has invited Omonia Nicosia defender Shehu Abdullahi ahead of the team’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone.

Abdullahi, as one of the seven players on standby for the games, was handed a late invitation to replace Midtjylland midfielder Frank Onyeka who sustained a shoulder injury in his club’s 4-0 thrashing of FC Copenhagen on Sunday.

The news of the replacement was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday when it tweeted; “Super Eagles camp update: @OfficialShehu replaces injured Frank Onyeka for the AFCON 2022 qualifier against Sierra Leone #SoarSuperEagles#Team9jaStrong”.

The 27-year-old last featured for the Eagles in their international friendly against Brazil in October 2019 and was not invited for the country’s friendly games against Algeria and Tunisia last month.

Rohr may also be without Kenneth Omeruo who limped off in the 49th minute of Leganes’ 1-0 win over Mirandes on November 1.