The Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead as planned and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen says he will be available unless Nigeria drop him.
The Confederation of African Football was reportedly considering cancelling this year’s edition due to the rapid spread of the COVID Omicron variant.
However, the Cameroon Football Federation has now confirmed that the tournament will take place as planned.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen revealed that he would be available for the Africa Cup of Nations only a few hours before the announcement from the Cameroon federation.
“I will be available for AFCON unless if am not among the players picked to represent NIGERIA,” Osimhen wrote on Twitter.
The Nigeria international is training with a protective mask after suffering cheekbone injury at the end of November after a clash of heads with Inter defender Milan Skriniar.
Napoli said their star striker would remain out of action for approximately three months.
However, Osimhen is now ready to play and will return to the pitch in January with his national team.