VICTORr Osimhen’s Turkish club, Galatasaray have released an update on the injury sustained by the player during the club’s home game against Kenneth Omeruo’s Kasimpasa last Saturday.
Osimhen netted his maiden and second goals for Galatasaray in quick succession, hitting the target in the 20th and 28th minutes, respectively. The lethal striker was nevertheless replaced after the break which gave rise to injury speculations.
The 25-year-old striker said after the game “I do not have a serious injury. I felt a little discomfort. I thought I should tell my coach. If I reduced the team, it would be bad. I did not want my other friends’ performance to decrease. I told Mauro and the coach. That is why I left the game.”
However, Galatasaray provided an update on the injury yesterday:
“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 club’s official website.
Victor Osimhen is expected to play a prominent role in the doubleheader clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and their counterparts from Libya in a couple of days in the qualification for AFCON to be hosted by Morocco in 2025.
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