Berlin, Dec 28, (dpa/GNA) – Union Berlin will be without their top scorer Taiwo Awoniyi, in the first weeks of the second half of the Bundesliga season, owing to Africa Cup of Nations duty.
Union confirmed on Tuesday that Awoniyi would play with Nigeria at the continental tournament in Cameroon, scheduled for January 9-February 6.
Union return from hibernation on January 8 against Bayer Leverkusen. Awoniyi, who has scored nine goals in the league, could miss up to five matches, including a January 19 German Cup derby against crosstown rivals Hertha Berlin.
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