Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen will undergo surgery today after he fractured his eye socket and cheekbone in Napoli’s defeat to Inter Milan on Sunday.
The 22-year-old is expected to be sidelined for one month following the setback.
“Victor Osimhen will return to Naples in the evening, will remain under observation and will be operated on tomorrow (today) by Prof. Gianpaolo Tartaro assisted by the Healthcare Manager of the club Dr. Raffaele Canonico” reads a statement on the club’s website.
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“The blue striker was injured yesterday during Inter-Napoli with multiple displaced fractures of the orbit and left cheekbone.”
The former Lille striker may not feature again for the Partenopei this year as he is expectef to represent Nigeria at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January.
He has scored five goals in 11 league appearances for Napoli this season.
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Chai so sad! Lord please don’t let him miss Afcon.
Our reliable strike is injured a month to nstion cup, indeed is very unfortunate bad omen to Super and Naija at large
Speedy recovery and comeback even better. Amen!!!
Speedy recovery in the name of Jesus and come back better
Hope its cheek augmentation, it takes weeks. There is no reason to worry, Osimhen because you’ll be fine after the surgery. I wish you all the best.
GERNOT ROHR WILL RECALL AIYEGBENI IDEYE TO REPLACE HIM, BECAUSE NIGERIA ALWAYS BELIEVE IN EXPERIENCE.