Fenerbahce defender Shiny Osayi-Samuel is a serious doubt to be accessible for Nigeria’s worldwide engagements in September, Soccernet.ng studies.

Osayi-Samuel missed Fenerbahce’s league sport at Rizespor on Sunday as he was not included within the membership’s squad for the encounter.

Jose Mourinho’s males didn’t miss the previous Queens Park Rangers ace, although, as they made mild work of their hosts following a complete 5-0 win.

Osayi-Samuel is taken into account considered one of Mourinho’s favorite gamers at Fener and he featured within the membership’s first two league video games of the season – a 1-0 win over Adana Demirspor and a 2-2 draw at Göztepe.

In line with Turkish publications Haberanlik, Osayi-Samuel was pressured out of Fenerbahce’s newest match as a result of an ankle harm which he picked up of their final sport.

Whereas Osayi-Samuel is working to regain health, the Tremendous Eagles defender is probably not prepared in time for Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers subsequent month.

Nigeria commerce tackles with the Benin Republic on the Godswill Akpabio Worldwide Stadium in Uyo on September 7. Three days later, the previous African champions will lock horns with Rwanda on the Stade Amahoro in Kigali.

Osayi-Samuel, who has amassed 17 caps since making his debut for Nigeria in 2022, has grown to change into a key member of the Tremendous Eagles’ defence.

The 26-year-old defender is taken into account to be considered one of Nigeria’s two greatest right-backs alongside Nottingham Forest’s Ola Aina.

The 2 fullbacks have been a vital a part of the Tremendous Eagles squad that reached the ultimate of the 2023 AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire.