Chelle gets Onyedika injury boost
Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika has been cleared to play in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers after a shoulder injury he sustained was deemed not serious. Read More: https://punchng.com/chelle-gets-onyedika-injury-boost/
Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika is set to travel with Nigeria for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, following reassurance that his shoulder injury sustained during a Bundesliga match is not serious. PUNCH Sports Extra reports the news, citing LigaInsider and the Wiesbadener Kurier. The 25-year-old played nearly the entire match in Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-2 draw with SC Freiburg, suffering a painful 91st-minute collision with substitute Lucas Höler.
Despite his pain, Onyedika continued to play and finish the game. Frankfurt secured the win with goals from Younes Ebnoutalib and Jonathan Burkardt, while Freiburg remained unbeaten after four league matches. Onyedika, along with Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, and Frank Onyeka, was named in head coach Eric Chelle's 24-man squad. Chelle's team-building efforts had been hampered by injuries to Tochukwu Nnadi, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, and Alhassan Yusuf.
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