11.11.2026 21:01
Galatasaray Vice President Mehmet Cibara drew attention with his statement about the injury of Victor Osimhen, who underwent surgery. Cibara, who said that the Nigerian star's injury was chronic, soon went back to the podium and corrected his words. Stating that he used the word "chronic" instead of "acute," Cibara explained that Osimhen did not have a chronic illness.
In Galatasaray, the statement made regarding Victor Osimhen's injury left its mark on the club's divan board meeting. Vice President Mehmet Cibara later corrected the expression he used about the star footballer.
HE CALLED OSIMHEN'S INJURY “CHRONIC”
Galatasaray's November ordinary divan board meeting was held at RAMS Park. Speaking at the meeting, which President Dursun Özbek did not attend, Galatasaray Vice President Mehmet Cibara made statements regarding the players' injuries and the stadium pitch. Speaking about Victor Osimhen, who underwent surgery after the injury he suffered in his knee and is expected to be away from the pitches for a long time, Cibara said that the problem experienced by the Nigerian star was not caused by the pitch. Cibara used the following statements in his explanation: “The injuries were not from the pitch. Leao’s is completely different, Osimhen’s is a chronic thing. Let me not say more. Because we are in the national match break.’’
HE TOOK THE PODIUM AGAIN AND CORRECTED HIS WORDS
While the chronic expression used by Mehmet Cibara for Osimhen's injury drew attention, the Galatasaray official took the podium again later in the meeting. Stating that he used a wrong word in his first statement, Cibara emphasized that Osimhen did not have a chronic illness. Cibara included the following words in his correction statement: “I said chronic instead of acute. Let me make a correction here. Osimhen does not have a chronic illness, rest assured.” Thus, the Galatasaray Vice President stated that the chronic expression he used in his first statement was wrong and prevented a misunderstanding regarding the nature of the injury.