{"id":37722,"date":"2022-09-28T18:01:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportingtribune.com\/?p=37722"},"modified":"2022-09-28T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:01:22","slug":"musa-reveals-successful-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportingtribune.com\/musa-reveals-successful-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Musa reveals successful surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, Ahmed Musa has confirmed he has undergone successful surgery to repair his left arm and will return to action with Sivasspor soon.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The 29-year-old picked up an injury while featuring for Sivasspor in a 2-1 Turkish Super Lig defeat against Ankaragucu at Eryaman Stadyumu on September 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Musa started in the game but lasted 19 minutes after he fractured his left arm and was replaced by Clinton N&#8217;jie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The former Leicester City winger, who joined Sivasspor from Fatih Karagumruk, has taken to his Instagram page to assure fans he has undergone successful surgery and will return to action soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">He wrote on his Instagram handle @ahmedmusa718: &#8220;I just want to express my heartfelt appreciation to Allah for a successful surgery on my left arm. As we all know, no surgery is too minor so I am grateful for the competent doctors assigned to me for a job well done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Also to you all, for your messages, prayers and words of encouragement. I hope to be back on the field soon stronger and absolutely better. Thanks everyone. @sivasspor.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The injury saw him miss Nigeria&#8217;s friendly matches against Algeria B and the Algeria senior team during the September international break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The Super Eagles played the B side drawing 2-2 and four days later, they suffered a 2-1 defeat against the senior side at Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The injury means Musa will miss Sivasspor&#8217;s next top-flight assignment against Hatayspor at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul Stad\u0131 on October 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">However, he will likely recover and be available when coach Jose Peseiro names the Nigeria squad for their friendly against Portugal on November 17.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, Ahmed Musa has confirmed he has undergone successful surgery to repair his left arm and will return to action with Sivasspor soon. The 29-year-old picked up an injury while featuring for Sivasspor in a 2-1 Turkish Super Lig defeat against Ankaragucu at Eryaman Stadyumu on September 18. 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