Injury Blow for Super Eagles CB! Ruled Out for Four Months Coach Confirms
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Oluwasemilogo Ajayi will be out of action for four months West Brom have confirmed.
Ajayi picked up a hamstring injury during last week’s Championship match against Cardiff and had to be substituted.
Ajayi is floored and later replaced with an injury during the Championship match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Cardiff City FC at The Hawthorns. (Photo by Adam Fradgley/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty Images)
He has been a regular in Carlos Coberán’s side this season, and the Spanish coach revealed Ajayi was due to undergo surgery.
“Semi, unfortunately, has suffered a more difficult injury. It was an action which was an accident. In this action, he has broken his muscle in two parts,” Corberán said during his press conference, Thursday.
The 30-year-old CB has played all 12 league matches his season for the Baggies, but is now set to be sidelined for 16 weeks.
“The best way to manage this injury is with surgery because surgery helps reduce the risk of suffering this type of injury again,” the West Brom coach continued.
“There are injuries which affect the tendon in specific areas where you have to have surgery. The surgery delays things by around two weeks, but it also reduces the risk of the injury reoccurring.
“Returning in about 16 weeks is the approximate time when you have this type of surgery.”
This development means the Super Eagles player will miss Nigeria’s 2025 AFCON qualifier this month, and might also be rested for the International window in March.
On Friday, promotion chasing West Brom face Luton Town at Kenilworth Road, Josh Maja was named in the starting line up.
Luton start Victor Moses and Elijah Adebayo.
