Osimhen explains why he stll wears a mask

The Nigerian striker suffered a horrific harm final yr and he has by no means remained the identical because then

Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has revealed that he nonetheless makes use of a masks as a result of it protects his face, and he feels snug utilizing it.

Osimhen suffered a nasty head harm in November 2022, when he collided with Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar. After checks, it was confirmed that he had fractured his eye socket and cheekbone.

The harm dominated him out of motion for over two months, guaranteeing that he missed Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, Osimhen returned to motion in January, however he needed to play with a masks to be protected. The 23-year-old hitman has been utilizing the masks since then regardless of reviews that he might not put on it for a very long time.

Osimhen has defined that he’s nonetheless carrying the masks as a result of it protects his face and he feels snug with it.

“The harm was heavy, that was the rationale for the operation and the lengthy interval wherein I used to be out,” Osimhen stated as per Napoli Journal.

“I actually don’t take into consideration eradicating the masks for now. The psychological facet has nothing to do with it. The masks is bodily safety and I put on it I maintain it. It’s not a superstitious factor, I’m extra relaxed like this.

“I shield my face higher by carrying it and I don’t take it off”.

Osimhen’s masks is fabricated from carbon fiber. Regardless of its protecting function, it is extremely gentle. Since he began utilizing it, he has been in nice kind, scoring objectives aplenty for membership and nation.