Nigeria’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, has picked up an harm which will rule him out of the Tremendous Eagles’ upcoming matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The 26-year-old ahead was substituted within the 89th minute of Galatasaray’s 0-0 draw with Fenerbahce on Monday night time. Galatasaray’s physician, Yener Ince, confirmed that the substitution was resulting from an harm.
“We’ll see; it is going to be clear tomorrow,” Dr. Ince stated, providing little details about the severity of the harm.
Osimhen’s harm is a serious setback for Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign. He’s the nation’s joint second-highest goalscorer, with 23 objectives in 39 appearances. Solely Rashidi Yekini has scored extra for Nigeria, with 37 objectives in 62 matches.
The Tremendous Eagles will now be led by new head coach Eric Chelle, who faces a tricky problem as he prepares for the qualifiers with out his high striker.
