The announcement of Victor Osimhen’s absence from the Super Eagles’ squad for the upcoming match was made by Babafemi Raji, the team’s media officer, in a statement released on Monday.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old player was not able to travel with the rest of the team to Buoke for the semi-final match; instead, he remained in Abidjan under close observation with a member of the medical team. The statement mentioned the possibility of his rejoining the squad if cleared by the following morning, before 5 pm.<\/p>\n
The statement outlined the team’s travel plans, stating, “We will fly from Abidjan to Bouak\u00e9 today via a 10 pm Air Cote D\u2019Ivoire flight.\u201d However, it was clarified that Victor Osimhen would not be part of this trip due to abdominal discomfort.<\/p>\n
The team’s medical staff verified that Osimhen was under careful monitoring, with a medical team member staying back in Abidjan with him. The statement expressed the hope that he might be cleared to rejoin the squad before 5 pm on the following day.<\/p>\n
Importantly, the statement did not provide confirmation regarding whether Osimhen’s injury might prevent him from participating in the upcoming clash against the Bafana Bafana on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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