Victor Osimhen is expected to be out of competitive football action for four to six weeks due to injury.

Osimhen is certainly out of the Super Eagles’ double-header 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification matches against Libya in October, according to the latest reports.

Galatasaray had issued a statement on Tuesday in which the Turkish Super Lig club-side provided an update on the injury situation of the Nigerian international attacking sensation.

And on Wednesday, Football Italia wrote: “Napoli-owned Victor Osimhen is expected to be out of action for around six weeks after suffering a thigh strain while on loan at Galatasaray.”

The striker joined the Turkish team on loan in September after failing to find a club prepared to both pay his asking price and meet his salary demands.

Also, Napoli’s negotiations with two Saudi Pro League sides and Chelsea broke down, leaving him with no choice than to join Galatasaray.

He scored his first goals for Galatasaray at the weekend, bagging a brace in the 3-3 draw with Kasimpasa.

He, however, left the field at half-time with a muscular problem and the injury now appears to be more serious than initially thought.

According to the latest reports, Osimhen has a significant thigh strain in his left leg and is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks.

Ademola Lookman has equalled the UEFA Champions League record of Duván Zapata as the second player in the history of Atalanta to score and assist in a UEFA Champions League match.

Lookman achieved this feat on Wednesday evening when he struck the back of the net and also made an assist to help Atalanta beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 away at the Arena AufSchalke.

The Super Eagles attacking sensation got the assist for the first goal, playing a pass into the penalty area which Berat Djimsiti sent into the back of the net in the 21st minute.

In the 36th minute, the 26-year-old had a wonderful chance to double the away side’s lead and get his name on the scoresheet when he struck a first-time shot against the woodwork.

A minute before the end of the first half, he was set up by a pass from Sead Kolašinac and he made no mistake this time around to score his first ever goal in the Champions League.

Lookman was also named Player of the Match with UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel saying: “He showed great skill and was outstanding with the ball, providing a goal, assist,” it said.

“The Nigerian international forward also had two chances and he hit the crossbar. Always available to his team-mates, he displayed tactical clever movement and good defensive work.”

Lookman did not finish the game, though as Mateo Retegui replaced him in the 60th minute.

His goal against Shakhtar was his third so far in six appearances in all competitions for Atalanta during the 2024/25 season.

Cyriel Dessers is in line for his 65th match in the colours of Glasgow Rangers who will take on Hibernian in a Scottish Premiership game at the Ibrox Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Dessers had a truly encouraging maiden campaign for Rangers after the striker scored 22 goals and made eight assists in 54 fixtures across all competitions in the 2023/24 season.

The Super Eagles striker has also kicked off from where he left it so far during the 2024/25 football campaign after scoring seven times in ten matches across board for the Gers.

Dessers, meanwhile, provided an assist to help Rangers start their Europa League group stage campaign with a 2-0 win over Swedish club, Malmo at the Malmö New Stadium on Thursday.

He has so far struck the back of the net a highly encouraging 29 times and also made twelve assists in 64 outings for Rangers whom he joined in the summer window of the year 2023.

After experiencing a sluggish start to the 2024-25 campaign, Rangers have seemingly started to pick up the pace in their most recent outings with Dessers playing a pivotal role.

Dessers has been in hot form so far this term, scoring seven goals and making three assists in 10 appearances across all competitions and is expected to lead the line against Hibs.

Kevin Akpoguma is set for his 140th Bundesliga game with Hoffenheim who will play host to Werder Bremen at the PreZero Arena on Sunday afternoon with the hope of regaining form.

Hoffenheim will look to bounce back from three consecutive Bundesliga defeats as they currently have just three points, having not won since the opening round of league fixtures.

Akpoguma has played 143 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 53 but thus far, he has completed 139 matches with his present squad.

The Super Eagles defender has put a total of three balls in the net in his career as a Bundesliga player while the German-born Nigerian international has contributed five assists.

The 29-year-old played his last game on the fourth matchday of the 2024/25 season (21 September 2024). Playing for TSG Hoffenheim, he lost to 2-1 FC Union Berlin just last weekend.

He played as a defender throughout this entire game. In terms of total touches, Akpoguma had 85 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in the game.

Furthermore, he had 15 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 10. He was additionally able to make 58 successful passes, the best performance in the game.

He covered a distance of 9.6 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 17 sprints. He will aim to help Hoffenheim bounce back against Werder Bremen.

Sevilla head coach, Xavi García Pimienta has said that he hopes Chidera Ejuke will continue scoring for the Spanish La Liga club-side even as the 2024/25 campaign progresses.

Pimienta set the challenge for Ejuke during his pre-match press conference ahead of Sevilla’s La Liga encounter against Athletic Club Bilbao at San Mamés on Sunday afternoon.

Ejuke was one of the key players in Sevilla’s 2-1 win over Real Valladolid as he came off the bench to score an 85th minute winner in front of the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán fans.

The Nigerian who joined Sevilla from CSKA Moscow following an impressive loan stint with Royale Antwerp opened his La Liga goal account after six appearances under Pimienta.

He capitalised on a defensive error from Valladolid, calmly slotting the ball into the net from close range to secure Sevilla’s second Spanish top-flight win of the campaign.

Pimienta tasked the Nigerian to replicate the performance in future games. “For me he is a top starter. He came on and did two very good things. That’s what he is there for.

“As a result of his great performance, I have no doubts. I congratulate him from here and I hope he continues like this,” the gaffer was quoted by Spanish website, ondacero.

Victor Osimhen will reportedly undergo medical tests today over the injury he sustained while playing for Galatasaray on Saturday.

Osimhen finally opened his goal account for Galatasaray in a Turkish Super Lig game against Kasimpasa with the Nigerian striker netting a brace on Saturday evening.

After three assists in his opening three games, Osimhen took it a notch higher by netting twice as Galatasaray and Kasimpasa played out a 3-3 draw at the Rams Global Stadyumu.

Osimhen opened his account in the 20th minute when his attempted control from a cross fooled a committed goalkeeper and the Super Eagles striker watched the ball cross the line.

If the first was ingenious, the second goal eight minutes later reeked of pure class. Osimhen latched on to a deep cross and swiveled despite the presence of a defender on him.

The former Lille striker thereafter lashed a volley into the roof of the net for 2-0 to his club before coming off for Dries Mertens in the 46th minute as a result of an injury.

He, however, handed Super Eagles’ interim manager, Augustine Eguavoen a huge fitness boost ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Libya in October.

The striker gave Eguavoen the kind of news the manager was waiting to hear after the former declared that he doesn’t have a serious injury but only felt a little discomfort.

Osimhen in his post-match comments said: “I do not have a serious injury. I felt a little discomfort. I thought I should tell my coach. If I reduced the team, it would be bad.

“I did not want my other friends’ performance to decrease. I told Mauro and the coach. That is why I left the game.”

In an update on Osimhen, Nigerian radio broadcaster, Onyebuchi Onokala known as Buchi Laba said the Super Eagles striker will undergo medical tests today, Sunday, September 29, 2024.

“He felt a slight pain when he was pushed outside the pitch,” Buchi Laba said in a post he shared on his official X account on Saturday night.

“He will be evaluated on Sunday. If there is lesion, he will rest for three days and if not, he will be out for latest two weeks.

“However, he currently squats and feels no pain but after evaluation on Sunday, I will update immediately.”