Nigeria Striker, Victor Boniface has been ruled out of the 2023 AFCON for Nigeria due to a groin injury and he’s expected to be out for six weeks.
This is coming a few days after Wilfred Ndidi was also ruled out of the 2023 AFCON due to injury.
The Nigeria team has been battling with injuries and poor results in their last matches with the recent 2-0 loss to Guinea on Monday in Abu Dhabi in an AFCON Preparation match.
Nigeria is in Group A alongside Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Host Ivory Coast and will depart for Abidjan on Wednesday, January 10th.