Tag: Victor Osimhen

Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has revealed how he felt when he had a face injury in a Serie A game against Inter Milan in November 2021. The 23-year-old thought it was a minor injury at first but got the shock of his life from his doctors in Italy. Osimhen made this disclosure on a radio programme, Wazobia FM in Lagos He said “That injury I had against Inter Milan was like a near-death injury. I am the only one that felt it, and I can only speak about how I felt because it was my face and body. “But to be able to stand up without using the stretcher, walk out of the pitch on my own, then I knew that it was something I could handle. “For me, as I got to the hospital, I told my doctor that I would be out for two weeks maximum.”

He added: “When the scan came out, I fractured many bones, which they had to remove and fix inside again.

“I have like 18 screws under my jaw. I went through a lot. A lot of sleepless nights. I could not sleep, I could not eat with the pain. But at the end of the day, I am a lion, and I know the kind of mentality I have. “In my mind, I had already scheduled my return following the surgery.” Despite the injury, Osimhen went on to score 14 goals in Serie A to help Napoli finish behind champions AC Milan and Inter Milan.