Osimhen to miss AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania after knee injury
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Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Tanzania after sustaining a knee injury that requires surgery.
Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Tanzania after sustaining a knee injury that requires surgery.
According to a statement posted by Galatasaray on its official X account on Friday, November 6, 2026, the Super Eagles striker injured his left knee during the club’s 2-0 win over VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Galatasaray said MRI scans revealed a strain in his left knee and a loose body in the joint.
T Osimhen is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Saturday at Maslak Acıbadem Hospital in Istanbul where the surgery will be performed by club’s doctor, Yener İnce.
In the statement, Galatasaray said: “Our player Victor Osimhen, who suffered a strain in his left knee during our UEFA Champions League match against VfB Stuttgart and was found to have a loose body in MRI scans, is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery tomorrow at Maslak Acıbadem Hospital.”
Osimhen will also miss Galatasaray’s Turkish Super Lig match this weekend and the Super Eagles’ AFCON qualifiers double-header against Tanzania on November 13 and 17.