Napoli announce their star striker Victor Osimhen won’t return to Italy as he tested positive for COVID before boarding from Nigeria.
Osimhen has been included in the Nigeria squad list for the Africa Cup of Nations but was expected to return to Naples to assess his cheekbone injury on Friday, December 31.
Osimhen had been ruled out for three months, but had he received the green light from doctors, he could have played in the Africa Cup of Nations wearing a protective mask.
However, the swab test he underwent in Nigeria before boarding today came back positive, so the player didn’t leave his native country.
The Partenopei wrote on their English Twitter account that doctor Gianpaolo Tartaro, the professor who had performed the surgery last month, would check the player tomorrow.
Nevertheless, they provided a different explanation on their Italian account, saying that the medical check has been postponed and that ‘local’ (Nigerian) authorities have issued an isolation order for the 23-year-old.
Osimhen had already tested positive for COVID one year ago, when he returned to Nigeria to celebrate his birthday.
https://twitter.com/en_sscnapoli/status/1476497912943325184
Di conseguenza, le autorità locali hanno disposto l'isolamento del giocatore e il check-up sarà riprogrammato dopo la negativizzazione e il suo rientro in comunità.
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) December 30, 2021
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This guy can’t take a break! Next thing he’s gonna get hit by a bus.
Well , you may be right only if you can wish that for yourself, you have to make sense with your comments at times
Difficult times for him, wish him all the best
@Ralph, mature reply brother,
Real pity, he’s such a talent. Hope this unlucky streak finally comes to an end soon. Wish him a speedy recovery!
Not sure this is true, too much a coincidence for to comprehend
I’m just saying the guy is unlucky, not wishing ill upon him.
@Milan fan. Ralph and Elvis are not native English speakers, so idioms and such are lost on them.