More trouble for Osimhen; tests positive before boarding from Nigeria
More trouble seems to be knocking at the doors of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, as he may not feature at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Napoli announced on Thursday that their star striker won’t return to Italy as he had tested positive for COVID before boarding from Nigeria.
Osimhen has been included in the Nigeria squad list for the Africa Cup of Nations but was expected to return to Naples to assess his cheekbone injury on Friday, December 31.
Osimhen had been ruled out for three months, but had he received the green light from doctors, he could have played in the Africa Cup of Nations wearing a protective mask, according to footballitalia report.
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However, the swab test he underwent in Nigeria before boarding came back positive, so the player was not allowed to leave the country.
The Partenopei wrote on their English Twitter account that doctor Gianpaolo Tartaro, the professor who had performed the surgery last month, would check the player tomorrow.
Nevertheless, they provided a different explanation on their Italian account, saying that the medical check has been postponed and that ‘local’ (Nigerian) authorities have issued an isolation order for the 23-year-old.
Osimhen had already tested positive for COVID one year ago, when he returned to Nigeria to celebrate his birthday.