Nigeria star Osimhen missing from Galatasaray squad to face Eintracht Frankfurt

Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank Park on Thursday.

The Super Eagles star returned to Galatasaray with an injury from international duty after he sustained a shin injury during Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Rwanda in Uyo during their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

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The injury forced him to miss Nigeria’s matchday eight fixture against South Africa in the same qualifier which ended in a 1-1draw. After travelling back to Turkey, Osimhen was not involved as Galatasaray defeated Eyüpspor 2-0 in a Turkish Premier League fixture at Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

Osimhen omitted from travelling squad

While coach Okan Buruk was confident of having Osimhen in his squad for the Champions League opener, he has omitted the striker from his final squad for the trip to Germany.

Last season for Galatasaray, Osimhen scored 37 goals in 41 appearances while on loan before completing a permanent transfer summer move to the Turkish club from Serie A giants Napoli. In the UEFA competitions, Osimhen has so far netted 19 times in 32 appearances for Galatasaray.

Apart from Frankfurt, Osimhen and Galatasaray will come up against Liverpool, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Ajax, Union SG, Monaco and Bodø/Glimt.

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