Osimhen Ruled Out For One Month With Injury

Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen is set to be out of action for a month due to a thigh injury.

The forward was substituted in the Napoli’s 4-1 win against Liverpool on Wednesday after picking up an injury.

In a statement by the club, the Nigerian forward had hurt the femoral bicep in his right thigh. The striker could be out of action for more than a month as a result of the setback.

Osimhen has made six appearances across all competitions for the Partonopei, scoring two goals.

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He will miss the weekend’s game against Spezia and as well expected to be out of this month’s international break.

The Nigerian international on Thursday during a chat with German based Nigerian Journalist, Oma Akatugba, assured Nigerians that his injury is not really serious. The lanky forward expressed optimism that he will be at 100% in no time.

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Osimhen is having a fantastic start to the Serie-A this season and was also very instrumental in their 4-1 defeat of Liverpool at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples.

He will be aiming to replicate his feat last season, finishing the season as one of the biggest prospects in the Italian league.

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