Turkish side Galatasaray have confirmed the severity of the injury suffered by Nigerian international striker Victor Osimhen shortly after his brace in a 3-3 draw in a league match against Kasimpasa, reports OwnGoalNigeria.com.
Osimhen was substituted due to the injury and subsequently revealed that the injury is not as serious as initially feared, but a recent report from Galatasaray shows that it could keep him out for a while, putting him in danger of missing the Super Eagles AFCON qualifying matches. 2025. against Libya on October 11 and 15 respectively.
“The treatment of our footballer Victor Osimhen, who felt pain in the left upper posterior muscle during the Kasımpaşa match in the seventh week of the Trendyol Super League and who was diagnosed with a strain (strain and bleeding) in the left upper posterior muscle group. during his checks at our sponsor hospital, Medicana, today, it has started,” reads a statement on the club’s website.
He was no longer included in their squad for the Europa League match against Latvian RFS on Thursday, and could miss the game against Alanyaspor on Sunday, effectively ruling him out of the Super Eagles’ matches during the international break.
A report is expected on Friday, but Nigeria’s senior team interim coach Austine Eguavoen is already drawing up plans for his potential replacement should he become unfit for matches.
