Napoli ahead Victor Osimhen will face South Africa, who the Tremendous Eagles will meet on Wednesday in one of many semi-finals of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
It regarded like Osimhen wouldn’t play in opposition to the Bafana Bafana after lacking the Tremendous Eagles' journey to Bouake on Monday night time on account of abdomen ache.
A press release on Tremendous Eagles' X-handle revealed that members of the workforce traveled from Abidjan to Bouaké by way of a 10pm Air Cote D'Ivoire flight, however Osimhen didn’t make the journey.
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In line with the assertion, if Osimhen was acquitted on Tuesday morning, the reigning African Footballer of the 12 months would be a part of the remainder of the squad earlier than 5pm on the identical day.
A number of Nigerian reporters overlaying the AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that the 25-year-old had certainly been cleared to hitch his teammates in Bouake.
“Victor Osimhen is on his option to be a part of the Tremendous Eagles workforce in Bouake, Ivory Coast,” reporters and journalists from Nigeria posted on X.
“He has obtained readability from the medical workforce about the issue of belly ache. He’s totally match and able to play within the semi-final in opposition to South Africa.”
So Osimhen has failed to seek out his scoring contact on the 2023 AFCON, having scored only one purpose within the Tremendous Eagles' 1-1 draw in opposition to Equatorial Guinea of their Group A opener on January 14.
Nonetheless, the Napoli ahead has been very helpful for Nigeria in assault and can look so as to add to his purpose tally in opposition to South Africa on the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Wednesday.
