CAN: Nigeria deprived of Osimhen in the semi-finals against South Africa?

Nigeria’s star striker Victor Osimhen is very doubtful for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final against South Africa, a Super Eagles spokesperson announced on Monday evening. in a press release. Osimhen, the spearhead of the Nigerian attack, suffers from abdominal discomfort. He did not fly Monday evening with the rest of the team to Bouaké, where the match will take place on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

The man in the plastic mask, elected African Ballon d’Or of the year 2023, did not train before the team’s departure from Abidjan either. “The team doctors confirmed that he had been placed under close surveillance and that a member of the medical team had remained in Abidjan with him,” Babafemi Raji said. Hit several times during the tough duels against Angola in the quarter-final on Friday, Osimhen was replaced at the end of the match. The 25-year-old Napoli striker has scored one goal and provided one assist since the start of the tournament.