Victor Osimhen faces an injury doubt ahead of Saturday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations third-place match against Egypt.
With Wilfred Ndidi sidelined due to suspension, Osimhen captained the Super Eagles in their quarter-final clash against Morocco on Wednesday night.
However, the Galatasaray forward was taken off shortly before the penalty shootout.
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle later confirmed that Osimhen was dealing with a “small injury.”
Speaking at his post-match press conference about the late substitution during extra time.
Chelle said, “So since the beginning of this Africa Cup of Nations, every day at every training session we have done penalty sessions and statistically the players who took the penalties were the best, and that’s why we made changes to bring in the players who were going to shoot.
“Chukwueze came on to take his penalty and even though he didn’t score.
“So when we saw the match was heading towards penalties, it was when we brought in the players who were shooting the best.
“Victor had a small injury to his ankle and that’s why we brought in Paul, who statistically was one of the best shooters of this period.”
