Nigeria have called up Ejike Uzoenyi as replacement for injured defender Elderson Echiejile who was forced out of the World Cup after tearing a hamstring last week, the Nigerian Football Federation said on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old winger was voted best player at January's African Nations Championship, the bi-annual tournament for home-based players only where Nigeria finished third.

He was among seven players cut from the squad last week when coach Stephen Keshi named his final 23-man list for the tournament in Brazil, where Nigeria play Argentina, Bosnia and Iran in Group F.

Monaco full back Echiejile limped off before half-time during Nigeria's warm-up game against Greece in Philadelphia last week.