Former Ghanaian captain Asamoah Gyan has questioned the legitimacy of Victor Osimhen’s current ankle harm that saved the Nigerian striker out of the Tremendous Eagles’ essential 2026 World Cup qualifying match towards South Africa, which ended 1-1.
Osimhen had been formally sidelined with the harm throughout Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Rwanda.
Nevertheless, Gyan, Ghana’s all-time high scorer, instructed in an interview that the harm might have been a tactic to protect Osimhen for membership duties in Europe.
“I do know these methods. They in all probability instructed Osimhen: the Champions League is developing, we’ve made a large funding in you. Go to Nigeria, play a bit, then pretend an harm and are available again shortly to Turkey,” Gyan stated.
The feedback spotlight ongoing rigidity between African nationwide groups and European golf equipment relating to the provision of high gamers for worldwide fixtures.
Osimhen has had a measurable affect on Nigeria’s qualifying marketing campaign. Within the three matches wherein he performed, Nigeria recorded two wins and one draw. Within the 5 matches with out him, the Tremendous Eagles recorded 4 attracts and one defeat.
