Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, on Wednesday suffered a potentially serious injury while on duty for Trabzonspor.
Onuachu was named in Trabzonspor’s starting XI for their clash with Istanbul Basaksehir in the quarterfinals of the Turkish Cup on Wednesday afternoon.
Trabzonspor secured a 1-0 victory courtesy of a 57th-minute strike from Edin Visca to advance to the competition’s semifinals.
Onuachu did not stay on his feet to the end of the encounter, as he succumbed to injury in the 68th minute and was replaced by Enis Destan.
After the encounter, Trabzonspor manager Abdullah Avci commented on the injury suffered by the Nigerian forward.
Avci revealed that Onuachu would need to undergo an MRI test to determine the extent of his injury, insisting that the club would provide information regarding how long the striker would be out of action on Thursday.
Onuachu becomes the latest Nigerian star to suffer an injury, barely 19 days after the conclusion of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
