Eddy Onazi To Resume Training 20 Days From Now

Reports suggesting that Eddy Onazi will resume full training with Lazio next weekend are incorrect, Team Doctor of the Biancocelesti, Stefano Salvatori, has told Italian media.

The Nigeria international sprained his ankle in the second round World Cup fixture against France last Monday, and will have to spend one month on the sidelines, starting from the date he sustained the injury, June 30.

“Onazi? News was spread that he had a fracture. I have had the opportunity to hear from him almost immediately, to confirm this news.

“Information was not logical, fortunately that has been cleared, he is now in Nigeria and is doing physiotherapy,” Stefano Salvatori told Lazio Style Radio 100.7.

He continued : “Recovery times that Eddy has given me are short, but I think he has a very optimistic view. There was a problem,  maybe it will not be two weeks, but a little bit more.

“He will be back in Rome next week, we’ll see him as soon as possible. It made â��â��me realize that FIFA and the Nigerian Federation are concerned to ensure that all expenses related to the injury are covered.”

21 - year - old Eddy Onazi has spent the last three and a half years with Lazio, first turning out for the youth team before he was promoted to the main team and offered a professional contract around this time two years ago.

He still has a contract running with the capital outfit until June 30, 2016, despite reports linking him with teams in England.