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Nigeria And Napoli handed Osimhen injury boost as striker receives medical green

Nigeria And Napoli handed Osimhen injury boost as striker receives medical green

by Niyi Busari,
Mar 06, 2021
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Victor Osimhen has received medical clearance to return to action, two days before Napoli's Serie A clash against Bologna.

The Nigeria international was able to join his teammates in full training on Friday, taking part in passing drills and technical work, before playing a mini-match.

As stated by AllNigeriaSoccer, the new development will be sweet music to the ears of Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr who is planning to include the former Lille goal poacher in his squad list for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month.

Osimhen missed Napoli's last three matches as a result of the head injury he suffered in the closing minutes against Atalanta on February 21.

Neurosurgeon Alfredo Bucciero, who was with Osimhen at the Pineta Grande hospital in Castel Volturno this morning, revealed that it is up to the coaching staff to decide if he is in the team to face Bologna.

"Osimhen is well and can be enlisted. Gattuso will decide whether to play him against Bologna, from a clinical point of view there are no problems," Bucciero said to Radio Punto Nuovo via La Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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