Osimhen ruled out of AFCON Qualifiers due to injury
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, will not join his international colleagues for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to injury. The 27-year-old’s absence was confirmed by the national team media officer Promise Efoghe on Sunday. Efoghe stated that the former Napoli striker’s absence was confirmed by his inability to take to […]
Nigerian football star Victor Osimhen will miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to an injury, as announced by the national team media officer Promise Efoghe. The 27-year-old's absence is attributed to his inability to play for his Turkish League team, Galatasaray, in a match against Trabzonspor on Saturday, where Galatasaray emerged victorious with a score of 4-0.
Osimhen, who suffered a muscle strain, is not recovering as expected, according to Efoghe, and is therefore excluded from the Nigeria squad for the qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea Bissau. The injury has also prevented Osimhen from closing in on Nigeria's all-time leading goalscorer, Rashidi Yekini, who has scored 37 goals, while Osimhen is currently at 35.
Nigeria's qualifying campaign will commence with a home match against Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on September 25, followed by a trip to Bissau to face Guinea-Bissau four days later.
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