The head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has expressed his fears over the injury picked up by Nigeria international forward Victor Osimhen during the course of the 2-2 friendly game against Saudi Arabia in Portugal yesterday.
Osimhen went off injured in the second half with Terem Moffi replacing him as the arrow head of the attack of the team. The coach was asked about the condition of the Napoli man at the post match conference over the severity of the injury.
Peseiro said it won’t be wise to play the forward in three days time when they take on Mozambique in the second friendly game in order no to aggravate the injury, which could be longer if not managed properly.
He said checks will be done to check on how serious the injury is and Napoli will be put in the picture, as it is their tradition to update clubs about the state of health of their players after a national team camp.
“Victor will go for an MRI check to see the situation. We have a good coordination, contacts and communication with the clubs, I guess you don’t know but when we finish each camping , we send the reports for the clubs, we have connection with the medical team and the coach all of them”, he explained.
“It is our responsibility is to control the health of our players, he is a fantastic player, Napoli needs him, we need him also . It’s our responsibility this moment and we will do everything. We spoke with the doctor for Portimonense, we will first call the clinic to check.
“I don’t know if he can play or not, it depends on the problem of the muscle but in three days put Osimhen without time off it could be danger. In this moment it’s my opinion, why do you risk one player for injury of one month or two months”, he said about his fears.
” I like him to play but it’s better you put it in your mind now. He will go for the test, You do the check now and if he does not improve and you must respect the club that pays the salary for him. Not only for Napoli but for all our players”, he rounded up saying.
