Victor Osimhen’s evening ended prematurely when the Galatasaray forward appeared to suffer a muscle problem during Friday night’s Turkish Super Lig meeting with Istanbul Basaksehir.
The Nigeria international gave the champions the perfect start, breaking the deadlock in the 16th minute with an outstanding finish. But his involvement lasted just another quarter of an hour before he was taken off.
Barış Alper Yılmaz came on to replace the 27-year-old striker, whose injury will be a concern for Nigeria with their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign continuing later this month.
The Super Eagles are due to play Madagascar on September 23 and will then travel to Guinea-Bissau four days later for their second qualifying match.
