Nigeria Super Eagles right back, Tyronne Ebuehi will miss the Super Eagles’ friendly matches against Ghana and Mali due to injury, Nigeriasoccernet.com can report.

The 28-year-old suffered the injury during Empoli’s Serie A encounter against Bologna on Friday.

Empoli Football Club reported that the Nigerian defender has a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee.

"The footballer, after having undergone an initial specialist evaluation to establish the recovery path, began the appropriate treatments with the Azzurri healthcare staff, a statement from the club concluded.

Ebuehi has been struggling with his fitness since the turn of the year, having just recovered from a hamstring injury which kept him out of action until this month.

He has since played one match in 2024.

 

By Uche Dozie 

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