BY ANDREW EKEJIUBA
Napoli player, Victor Osimhen, who was ruled out for three months after sustaining a nasty facial injury in his side’s 3-2 loss against Inter Milan in the Serie A could make an early return to action.
The Point gathered that he could make an early return to action and would have to make use of a protective mask to make that happen.
The Nigerian international has undergone surgery and was discharged from the Ruesch clinic on Thursday.
Napoli initially, confirmed after the surgery that their striker may be out for three months, ruling him out of next year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
However, according to reports from Napoli on Sunday, there are plans to have the 22-year-old return to training in January, wearing a protective mask.
But he would only train alone and not with his teammates to avoid physical contact.
Whilst this might be great news for Napoli, Osimhen would still not be able to return in time to lead the Super Eagles attack at the AFCON, which starts on January 9.
