AFCON 2021: Club May Head To Court To Stop Osimhen, Anguisaa, Others - Napoli Lawyer

AFCON 2021: Club May Head To Court To Stop Osimhen, Anguisaa, Others - Napoli Lawyer Sampson Adedeji Despite declaring himself fit to participate in the 2021 African Cup of Nations, Nigeria's Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, may still miss out in the competition, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Osimhen has just started team training with polycarbonate face cover after recovering from the facial injury and on Tuesday declared his readiness to play in Cameroon. As Cameroon has only circa five per cent of the population vaccinated, there are fears this could turn into a super-spreader event for the continent and the entire football world. Clubs are increasingly concerned at the idea of letting their players participate in the competition, citing health worries. “Considering the epidemiological situation, there could be legal action, because this tournament takes away valuable resources from the clubs. “It is a particular historic moment, so it would be different if we felt 99 per cent confident of the situation. The clubs invested a lot of money for signing players like Victor Osimhen, so if he were to become infected, that’d be tough to deal with. “The first step would be legal action to prevent the call-up, then if there were concrete elements to sue because the health standards are not the same as in European competitions, then there could be more appeals to gain an exemption for Europe-based players," Napoli lawyer Mattia Grassani told CalcioNapoli24.