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28 June 2011<\/p>\n

Nigeria international Obafemi Martins has told MTNFootball.com he hopes to be fit and playing again in about a month.<\/p>\n

\u2018Obagoal\u2019 underwent surgery for a stress fracture in London and he has now said he hopes to complete his rehabilitation in Italy and be back playing for his Russian club Rubin Kazan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to be back soon, say in a month and a bit,\u201d the striker disclosed to MTNFootball.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cI miss football because it is my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old striker revealed that he has had to spend most of his holidays in Lagos indoors because of the rains.<\/p>\n

Martins still has three years left on his contract with his Russian club and admitted he would have preferred to stay put in England after his loan spell at Birmingham City.<\/p>\n

He would also maintain he has so far not faced racists\u2019 attack in Russia, like those of compatriot Osaze Odemwingie and most recently Brazil World Cup star Roberto Carlos.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know about that because I just train and go back home and so far I have not experienced it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Injury has kept Martins out of the Super Eagles team Samson Siasia is rebuilding, but he told MTNFootball.com he hopes to be back in the international setup once he has regained full fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great honour to play for your country, but there is no point being there if you are half-fit,\u201d he said.\u201cThe Eagles are doing well and I hope to rejoin them very soon when I\u2019m fit again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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