Nothing to do with that! Galatasaray VP shuts down Osimhen injury theory

The Super Eagles striker has been ruled out of Nigeria’s upcoming AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Tanzania as a result.

Sports Super Eagles: Is Osimhen ducking Nigeria’s games? Sports Osimhen didn’t come here to retire like Salah — Galatasaray star Batrakov Leao, meanwhile, picked up a high-grade strain with significant bleeding during last weekend’s win over Amed SK.

Speaking at the club’s board meeting, Cibara insisted there was no connection between the playing surface at Rams Park and the setbacks.

Victor Osimhen has not featured in the qualifiers so far. | IMAGO Rafael Leao and Victor Osimhen at Rams Park. “The injuries have nothing to do with the pitch. Leao’s injury is completely different,” he said.

“Osimhen’s injury is something chronic. I won’t say more about him because we are in the international break.”

The comments come amid growing scrutiny of the Rams Park surface, with some observers linking the successive injuries to the state of the pitch.

Sports Victor Osimhen: Turkish source proves Super Eagles ace didn’t ‘fake injury’ Cibara pushed back strongly against that narrative, describing the field’s drainage and hybrid systems as among the best in Europe and insisting the two cases were unrelated.

Osimhen’s return to action remains undetermined, but Galatasaray hope he will be available after the international break.

The Nigerian has scored 11 goals and provided 6 assists for the Turkish champions this season.