The return of Victor Osimhen to training after the facial injury he sustained in November while playing for Napoli against Inter Milan will in the coming days spark a crisis between Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Italian side.
Osimhen is back in training but with a face shield as he continue his recovery from surgery and Nigeria have already registered their interest in having him play at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
Napoli on the other hand are adamant that the 22 year old won’t be available for Nigeria at the tournament as they are sticking to his timescale of needing three months to recover fully.
Per a report by Il Mattino, doctors from the NFF will travel to Italy to have an independent assesment of Osimhen’s health state to see if it tallies with claims by Napoli that he won’t be ready for the Africa Cup of Nations.
If the medical report fails to match it could spark a club vs country row for the 22 year old who is the club’s record signing following his move from French Ligue 1 side Lille two summers ago .
