Victor Osimhen finished eighth in the Ballon d’Or rankings last season and was nominated for the CAF and FIFA Player of the Year awards.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will return to club football next weekend when Napoli travel to Bergamo to face Atalanta, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 24-year-old injured his right thigh during international duty with the Super Eagles last month and has been sidelined since then.
The Napoli striker is focused on returning to the pitch and has ensured he is fully fit before returning to avoid a recurrence of the injury.
According to
Tutto Napoli, the Nigerian striker could be included in Napoli’s squad and head to Bergamo for an away game against Ademola Lookman’s Atalanta.
According to media reports, Osimhen spoke with newly appointed manager Walter Mazzarri after the club’s management sacked manager Rudi Garcia.
The conversation seemed to have cheered up the former Lille player, who is currently suffering from the flu, but all things being equal, it probably won’t prevent him from playing next weekend.
Meanwhile, his absence from the national team was keenly felt as the Super Eagles failed to win their FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho at home.
Osimhen scored 26 league goals for Napoli last season and has scored six goals for Napoli so far this season.
