No injury! Real reason Napoli’s Victor Osimhen is set to miss Portugal friendly

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Opposite to claims by the Nigeria Soccer Federation, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is just not affected by any bodily damage.

Tremendous Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro had included Victor Osimhen in Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the worldwide pleasant with Portugal on Thursday, November 17.

However the NFF, in a statement released on Twitter on Monday, introduced that Osimhen was injured and that Cremonese ahead Cyriel Dessers had been referred to as up because the 23-year-old’s substitute.

Replace Portugal V Nigeria pleasant: Chidozie Awaziem replaces injured Olisa Ndah
Whereas Cyriel Dessers replaces injured Victor Osimhen pic.twitter.com/sqsDbLOGEz

— The NFF ?? (@thenff) November 14, 2022

Nevertheless, the Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport, of their Tuesday version (by way of Tutto Napoli), experiences that Osimhen has no bodily downside.

The previous Lille lad solely snubbed the Portugal pleasant to keep away from taking dangers that would endanger him within the pleasant encounter.

Osimhen has been essential to Napoli’s cost for a primary Serie A title tilt in three many years, with the Nigerian ahead scoring 9 objectives for the Neapolitans.

In the meantime, Osimhen’s substitute Cyriel Dessers has arrived within the Nigerian camp forward of the Portugal conflict.

Dessers arrived alongside Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho bringing the variety of gamers at Jose Peseiro’s disposal to 22.

Soccernet.ng had earlier reported the arrival of Leicester Metropolis midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Nantes winger Moses Simon in Portugal.

Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze is the one Tremendous Eagles star nonetheless being anticipated in camp.