Serie A champions, Napoli have announced the release of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON.
Napoli announced this saying Osimhen obtained a day’s leave on Thursday so he could join his family first before leaving for the Nigerian team’s training camp.
Reports also say he has landed in Nigeria ahead of the AFCON and is the first Super Eagles player to have arrived for the competition.
Osimhen who is celebrating his 25th birthday this Friday, will be making his second AFCON appearance in Cote d’Ivoire.
The Super Eagles are in Group A with Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea, and will take on Equatorial Guinea in their first game on Sunday, January 14.
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