Nigeria, Jan. 18 -- Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has now addressed the public regarding the controversy surrounding Sadiq Umar's injury and his subsequent withdrawal from the Super Eagles squad on the eve of the AFCON tournament.

Umar was replaced by Paul Onuachu on the roster after the Real Sociedad striker was given a three-week recovery period, which rendered him useless to the Eagles in Cote d'Ivoire.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the uproar that greeted Umar's swift return to training in Spain.

The Super Eagles coach said on Wednesday in Abidjan that he was also confused about the development.

"I myself am confused," Peseiro declared during Wednesday's pre-match press conference. "I received a report from the medical tests that he is...