Osimhen’s participation at AFCON has been reeled in controversy due to his health issues.
Osimhen was a major injury doubt for the African tournament after he suffered fractures in the face in November but he made an unexpectedly fast recovery after a successful surgery.
Osimhen who was expected to be out for at least ninety days to enable him recover from his injury has resumed training on defying odds Wednesday.
“I was asking for a situation in our favour, but I didn’t say anything special, nothing that warranted being sent off for,” Mourinho told reporters.
West Ham United moved closer to the Europa League knockout stage as goals from Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, and Jarrod Bowen secured a 3-0 home win over Genk.
With two goals from Victor Osimhen on Thursday, Napoli beat Sampdoria to return to the top of Seria A table.
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen denied Leicester the perfect start in the Europa League as Napoli hit back from 2-0 down to snatch a point.
The red hot Osimhen led Napoli’s attack brilliantly on the day, giving Napoli the lead in the 69th minute courtesy of an assist from Adam Ounas.
The Neapolitans are to meet Atalanta in the first leg of the semi-finals next week.
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