I had 18 Screws On My Jaw After Head Injury Against Inter -Osimhen

I had 18 Screws On My Jaw After Head Injury Against Inter -Osimhen

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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has admitted that the head Injury he suffered in Napoli's Serie A game against Inter last season was a near-death experience for him, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

Osimhen was guest on a programme aired on Wazobia FM, a pidgin based radio station based in Lagos, Nigeria.

The accidental head collision with Skriniar, left him having 18 screws in his jaws and six plaques to keep the various pieces of bone in place.

"The injury I had against Inter was like a near-death experience. I'm the only one who heard it and I can only talk about how I felt because it was my face and my body. 

"But having managed to stand up without using the stretcher, walking out of the field alone, I realized that it was something I could handle. 

"When I got to the hospital, I told my doctor that I would be out for a maximum of two weeks.

"The x-rays revealed that I had multiple bone fractures which they had to remove and repair inside again. 

"I have something like 18 screws under my jaw. I've been through a lot: for so many nights I couldn't sleep, because of the pain and it was impossible for me to even eat. 

"But in the end I'm a lion and I know the kind of mindset I have. In my mind, I had already planned my return after the surgery."

Despite staying out of action and missing out in the AFCON in Cameroon for the Super Eagles, Osimhen who wears a protective mask while playing, ended the season scoring 14 Serie A goals and winning the Italian Serie A Most Valuable Player (MVP) for U-23 footballers.