Nigeria youth international Obinna Nwobodo will return to the country on Friday after completing his rehabilitation for anterior cruciate ligament tear.

The Enugu Rangers midfielder picked up the injury during the final game of the African Youth Championship between Nigeria and Senegal in March, and he had to miss the Fifa Under 20s in New Zealand this summer after failing to recover.

“Obinna Nwobodo was injured on national duty and we feel duty –bound to give him full treatment to recover and return to the game that he loves so much, ” NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, told thenff.com.

“We are happy that this has been achieved and the player will return to Nigeria on Friday.”

The NFF sent the player to the Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar at the beginning of July, and he had a successful operation on July 7.

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