Super eagles forward Chidera Ejuke picked up a hamstring injury during Sevilla’s La Liga clash with Barcelona. Sevilla coach García Pimienta was forced to drop the in-form Nigerian winger after the injury in the first half.
Ejuke was also making waves in La Liga before the injury, leading the dribbles chart with 28 take-ons in eight games.
Ejuke’s International Comeback and His Unused Role
Ejuke is recalled to the national team after two years away, and Nigeria take on Libya in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
But he was an unused substitute in the first leg, hosted in Uyo. Ejuke and his teammates were stranded for more than 16 hours at Al Abraq Airport after the second leg was postponed because of the substitute’s injury. After the Nigerian government intervened, they returned to Abuja.
The Injury Still Uncertain in Severity
Super Eagles forward Ejuke, who has been making waves in La Liga before the injury, leads the dribbles chart with 28 take-ons in eight games. picked up a hamstring injury during Sevilla’s La Liga clash with Barcelona.
Sevilla replaced Ejuke just before halftime, after the Nigerian grabbed his hamstring and was unable to stand on his left leg, trailing 3-0 to Barcelona.
🚨García Pimienta, sobre Ejuke:
‼️“Ha notado un pinchazo en el isquio”.
❌“Veremos a ver exactamente qué lesión tiene y qué duración”. pic.twitter.com/jNHqYLNbtV
— Borja (@borjaperezp) October 20, 2024
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The injury was confirmed post-match by coach Pimienta, who said, ‘Ejuke is injured; he has felt a pain in his hamstring, and we will see how long it lasts.’
Ejuke’s timing of the injury is unfortunate, as he had been pushing his way back into Sevilla’s starting lineup and had been in the good books of Nigeria.
