2024-02-06 00:31:03
Hit in the abdomen, the Naples striker is very doubtful for the semi-final of the African Cup of Nations against South Africa this Wednesday.
Nigeria’s star striker Victor Osimhen is very doubtful for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final against South Africa, a Nigeria spokesperson announced on Monday evening. «Super Eagles» in a press release. Osimhen, the spearhead of the Nigerian attack, suffers from abdominal discomfort. He did not fly Monday evening with the rest of the team to Bouaké, where the match will take place on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
The man in the plastic mask, elected African Ballon d’Or of the year 2023, did not train before the team’s departure from Abidjan either. “Team doctors confirmed that he had been placed under close observation and that a member of the medical team had remained in Abidjan with him”, specified Babafemi Raji. Hit several times during the tough duels against Angola in the quarter-final on Friday, Osimhen was replaced at the end of the match. The 25-year-old Napoli striker has scored one goal and provided one assist since the start of the tournament.
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