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Osimhen worry for Nigeria following Napoli’s loss to Barcelona

Joba Ogunwale by Joba Ogunwale
12 months ago
in News, NewsNow, Nigeria
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Europa League: Spalletti allays Osimhen fears as Super Eagles star is set to face Barcelona
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The 23-year-old featured in the second leg of the Neapolitans Europa League Round of 32 clash against the Catalan giants, but he could be set for another spell on the sidelines 

Super Eagles coach Austin Eguavoen will be worried over the fitness of Victor Osimhen after the striker went off with a suspected injury in Napoli’s 4-2 loss to Barcelona last night.

Although Osimhen played for 73 minutes in the clash at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Thursday night, he walked off with a heavy strapping on his knee, raising speculations he might have picked up another injury.

Osimhen appears to have been nursing the injury since the first leg of the clash last week. The Nigerian international had a taping in the reverse fixture at the Camp Nou. At the same time, Spalletti also revealed he did not start against Cagliari on Monday because he was not fit enough.

It now appears he has aggravated the issue in the match against Xavi Hernandez’s men on Thursday. Napoli are yet to release a statement, but Osimhen’s fitness will be a big worry for Nigeria ahead of next month’s clash against Ghana.

The Super Eagles play their West African rivals in two massive World Cup playoff games and will need their star striker to boost their chances of qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar.

Osimhen’s potential absence will be a blow for Nigeria after he missed their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations campaign due to a facial injury.

The ex-Lille man only returned to competitive action last month after eight weeks on the sidelines.

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Joba Ogunwale

Joba Ogunwale

Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

Comments 3

  1. Taimtn says:
    12 months ago

    Please stop this negative reporting on Oshimen. It appears you like seeing him injured. What will it take you to wait for news from the club before you jump into your usual speculation on his health

    Reply
    • Ebireguese Jonathan says:
      12 months ago

      Please help me to tell him, fake news here and there,what is the big deal for him to wait for the club to announce the injury news before him can post his own news, I tired for Una ooo.

      Reply
      • Sobi Ugo says:
        12 months ago

        Shut up

        Reply

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