Nigeria forward Anthony Nwakaeme has been ruled out of action for three weeks after copping a groin injury in Trabzonspor’s Turkish Cup win against Fenerbahce on Tuesday, reports Completesports.com.
Nwakaeme was replaced by Bilal Basacikoglu in the 35th minute of the encounter due to the injury.
Trabzonspor won the tie 3-1 to secure a place in the final of the competition where they will face either Alanyaspor or Antalyaspor.
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According to Fanatik, the 31-year-old, will not feature in the Turkish league games against Aytemiz Alanyaspor, MKE Ankaragücü and Galatasaray respectively.
He is however expected to be fit for the home clash against Antalyaspor on July 8.
Nwakaeme has scored 11 goals and bagged nine assists in 25 league games for Trabzonspor this season.
Huseyin Cimsir’s men, who are looking to win the double this season top the standings with 56 points from 27 games.
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