Turkish side Galatasaray have confirmed the severity of the injury suffered by Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen shortly after his brace in their 3-3 draw in a league game against Kasimpasa, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Osimhen was subbed off due to the injury, and subsequently revealed that the injury isn’t as serious as initially feared but recent report by Galatasaray shows it could keep him out for a while putting him in danger of missing the Super Eagles AFCON 2025 qualifiers games against Libya on the 11th and 15th of October respectively.
“The treatment of our football player Victor Osimhen, who felt pain in his upper left posterior muscle during the Kasımpaşa match in the seventh week of the Trendyol Super League and who was diagnosed with strain (strain and bleeding) in his upper left posterior muscle group during his check-ups at our sponsor hospital Medicana today, has been started”, reads a statement on the website of the club.
Already he wasn’t included in their squad for the Europa League game against RFS of Latvia on Thursday, and he could miss the game against Alanyaspor on Sunday which will effectively rule him out of the Super Eagles games during the international break.
A report is expected by Friday but the interim coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen is already drawing up plans for his possible replacement in the event that he isn’t passed fit for the games.
