Bad news for Nigeria from Osimhen.

Bad news for Nigeria from Osimhen.

07.09.2025 16:51

Victor Osimhen, who plays for Galatasaray, was injured during Nigeria's match against Rwanda. It was stated that Osimhen will definitely not be able to play in the next match, and his exact condition will be announced later.

Super Lig giant Galatasaray's star player Victor Osimhen was injured during a match against Rwanda with the Nigeria National Team. Osimhen, who started the match in the starting eleven, left the game in the 36th minute due to his injury.

NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT MATCH

According to a statement from the Nigeria National Team; it was noted that Osimhen would not be able to play in the match against South Africa on Tuesday. It was reported that the star player woke up feeling unwell this morning due to his injury and that treatment has already begun. It was stated that Osimhen's exact condition would be announced shortly.

STATEMENT FROM OKAN BURUK

Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk spoke about Osimhen's injury, saying, "If possible, we want to bring him here as soon as possible for examinations. He is in pain and is not in a condition to play in the match in 2 days. We will see what it is, but it was very sad news for us. No information was given about the severity of the injury, but we were informed that he has a clear pain."

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