The 22-year-old walked off ten minutes into the second half of the Neapolitans Serie A clash against the Nerazzurri due to an injury
Napoli have confirmed that Osimhen fractured his orbit and cheekbone in their Italian Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday evening.
Osimhen walked off ten minutes into the second half of the encounter at the San Siro Stadium following a clash of heads with Milan Škriniar.
The two clashed inside Inter’s penalty box as they tried to compete with a cross from Hirving Lozano. Both players needed treatment after the clash, but it was Osimhen that came out worse.
The Super Eagles star walked off with a swollen black eye and cheekbone. Napoli have now confirmed that tests following the match showed that Osimhen did fracture his orbit and cheekbone.
The Parthenopeans revealed in a statement on their website that Osimhen will have to undergo surgery, which will happen in a few days.
Napoli’s statement read: The instrumental tests carried out on Victor Osimhen at the end of the Inter-Napoli match revealed multiple displaced fractures of the orbit and of the left cheekbone.
The player will undergo surgery in the next few days and will remain under observation at the Niguarda Hospital in Milan tonight.
The news is a blow for Nigeria ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on January 9th, 2022. Osimhen is Nigeria’s leading star, but his latest injury could see him miss the competition.
Although it is not clear yet when he is likely to return, a cheekbone and orbit surgery take a combined nine weeks to heal, according to reports.
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Osihmen need serius prayer to survive in that club, an agressive striker always having one problem or the other might put his career in danger. He really really need to take things easy because no one would love to buy an injury prone striker even if he is as good as C. Ronaldo.
Not even when some of his teammates loves him, they would be happy seeing him being sideline due to injury, I pray for his quick recovery.
He should go home!
They know what to do to stop all these current woes he his passing through!
He has been so unlucky of recent!
He should go home or call his ppl at home!
Pele ooo. Home reporter n home goer. So na you Sabi reports matter to witches n wizards?