Osimhen: MRI Scan Shows Muscle Strain, Out for Three Weeks

Victor Osimhen has assured Nigerians that the suspected hamstring injury he suffered during a 2026 World Cup Playoffs final against DR Congo is not serious.

“My condition is not serious,” the striker told A Sporon arrival in Turkey on Tuesday from Morocco.

The result of the MRI scan carried out on the Nigerian striker has revealed a moderate level of strain on his left posterior muscle.

According to the report of the MRI carried out at Galatasaray’s official hospital (Acibadem), “In the MRI examination performed today (Wednesday) at our sponsor hospital Acibadem, our football player,  Victor Osimhen, a moderate level of strain (strain and bleeding) was detected in his left posterior muscle and treatment has started.”

He’s expected to be out of action for between three and four weeks.

Osimhen did not come out for the second half of the Playoffs clash with DR Congo in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday night mainly as a precaution when he felt some pain in his thigh.

In Osimhen’s absence, Super Eagles collapsed and managed to drag the game into shootouts in which the Central Africans won 4-3 and grabbed the lone ticket to the Intercontinental playoffs in Mexico next year.