Izuchukwu Okosi
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Napoli medical doctor Doctor Roberto Ruggiero has declared that Victor Osimhen is still on the mend in his bid to return to full fitness after his cheekbone and facial surgery last month.
It is exactly a month today that Osimhen suffered multiple fractures in his head during a league clash against Inter Milan – a tie the Neapolitans lost 3-2.
Napoli later announced that the club’s record signing would be out of action for at least three months after he subsequently underwent successful surgery albeit the signs are positive that he could make a quicker comeback.
But the 22-year-old has recovered faster than projected after he resumed individual training last week and was pictured today (Tuesday) in training with a specially designed face mask.
“Osimhen is fine, highly motivated: if it depended on him, he would be on the pitch already today. Now Canon will decide when to make him join the team; then there are the times of calcification and healing.
“In my experience, when could he come back? It takes technical times to heal, usually 90 days. You need to have time for ossification. Let’s say we are half done now.
“What material was used? Kevlar and carbon,” Ruggiero told Radio Marte as per Tutto Napoli,” the medical expert noted.
That forecast initially meant Osimhen would play no part in Nigeria’s hunt for a fourth continental crown at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations but the former Nigeria youth international is upbeat about his chances to make the AFCON squad.
“I will be available for AFCON unless if am not among the players picked to represent NIGERIA,” Osimhen said on his Twitter page.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
