Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers, is set to be sidelined for up to 12 weeks due to a thigh injury.
The 31-year-old sustained the injury during training with the Super Eagles at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and has already returned to his Greek club, Panathinaikos, to continue his recovery.
Dessers did not feature for Nigeria in Morocco. Ahead of the Super Eagles’ Round of 16 clash against Mozambique, head coach, Eric Chelle, gave an update on the striker’s fitness.
“Cyriel (Dessers) is out for maybe 10-12 weeks,” Chelle revealed. “I am disappointed for him, so we have to play for him tomorrow (vs Mozambique).”
Chelle also spoke about Ryan Alebiosu’s condition, noting, “Ryan will come back maybe in a few days because this injury was big too but he is fine. He is better every day so I think today he will start to run. We would see, day after day.”
