Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has come out to narrate a near-death injury picked up in November 2021 left him with 18 screws in his jaw. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the injury happened in a match vs Inter Milan, and he knows it was a near-death experience because of how he felt it in his face and body.
Osimhen added that he knew he was a lion when he saw how he was still able to stand up without using the stretcher and walk out of the pitch on his own.
His words, “That injury I had against Inter Milan was like a near-death injury.”
“I am the only one that felt it, and I can only speak about how I felt because it was my face and body.”
“But to be able to stand up without using the stretcher, walk out of the pitch on my own, then I knew that it was something I could handle.”
“For me, as I got to the hospital, I told my doctor that I would be out for two weeks maximum.”
“When the scan came out, I fractured many bones, which they had to remove and fix inside again. I have like 18 screws under my jaw. I went through a lot.”
“A lot of sleepless nights. I could not sleep, I could not eat with the pain. But at the end of the day, I am a lion, and I know the kind of mentality I have.”
“In my mind, I had already scheduled my return following the surgery.”
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