The Nigerian Football Association revealed, on Monday, that its striker, Victor Osimhen, will miss Nigeria’s next friendly match against Portugal.
Nigeria vs Portugal. A friendly match between Super Eagles and Seleção at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon on Thursday 17 November. In this confrontation, Osimhen will be absent and will be replaced by Cremonese striker Cyril Desires.
The Napoli star scored 9 goals in 11 Serie A matches, while Desires scored 2 in 13 Serie A matches. This will be the first senior men’s meeting between the two countries.
Three-time African champions are the team that won the 2016 European Championship with five-time Ballon d’Or Cristiano Ronaldo. The national teams of the two countries were neutralized 3-3 in a friendly match on June 13, 2021 in Houston, Texas in the United States.
Moreover, Portugal U-20 National Team beat Nigeria 2-0 in the World Youth Championship (currently U-20 World Cup) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Portugal vs Nigeria friendly update: Chiduzi Oazim replaces the injured Olesa Nedda
While Cyril Desers replaces the injured Victor Osimhen pic.twitter.com/sqsDbLOGEz– The NFF 🇳🇬 (thenff) November 14, 2022
