Naples star striker Victor Osimhen, spared for his return from the African Cup of Nations, is not in the group which will face Genoa in the Italian Championship on Saturday (3:00 p.m.), the club said on Friday.
In a press release Napoli indicated that their player had carried out “personalized training” a “work which he will continue tomorrow”, Saturday, during the reception of Genoa.
Nigeria, led by its scorer, was beaten last Sunday in the final by Ivory Coast (2-1), the organizing country. Osimhen, the man in the protective mask, should however start for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Barcelona in Naples on Wednesday.
Osimhen's last match with reigning champions Napoli was in the 2-0 defeat to Roma before Christmas, a match in which he was sent off. After 23 days (played) Naples is ninth in the standings and Genoa twelfth, six points behind.