Tremendous Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, despatched a message to injured Tremendous Eagles attacker Victor Osimhen earlier than the sport South Africa on Tuesday.
Victor Osimhen was not a part of the crew that performed out a 1-1 draw with South Africa within the African sequence of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.
Nigeria have been held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa on the Toyota Stadium.
The Group C leaders took the lead with captain William Troost-Ekong’s personal aim, earlier than Calvin Bassey leveled issues with a close-range header late within the first half.
Shortly earlier than the sport, the coach was requested by Tremendous Sports activities how he was specializing in the sport with out his important man, Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen returned to Turkey after he sustained an harm throughout sport towards Rwanda on Saturday.
“No, simply I need to say one thing. I don’t need to reply to your query, however I need to say one thing,” he instructed Tremendous Sports activities.
“Victor, good night. I’m simply with my gamers proper now and we’re focusing collectively to on the lookout for one thing,” he stated.