Bundesliga side, Union Berlin on Tuesday confirmed they would be without their top scorer Taiwo Awoniyi in the first weeks of the second half of the Bundesliga season.
The club said Awoniyi would play with Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, scheduled for Jan. 9 to Feb. 6.
Union Berlin will return from the winter break on Jan. 8 against Bayer Leverkusen.
Awoniyi, who has scored nine goals in the league, could miss up to five matches, including a Jan. 19 German Cup derby against crosstown rivals Hertha Berlin.