Amkar Perm midfielder Izunna Uzochukwu is targeting a return to action next week after sustaining a muscle injury in the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania on September 5.<br /><br />On his international debut, the 25 - year - old had to play through the pain barrier and missed the friendly game against Niger Republic three days later before returning to Russia to begin his rehabilitation.<br /><br />&ldquo;I pulled my muscle during the game against Tanzania but I was able to play all through the game with it. I started feeling the pains after the game,&rdquo;&nbsp; said Izunna Uzochukwu to <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>.<br /><br />&ldquo;I started training with the physical trainer on Tuesday and it<span class="body1">&rsquo;s looking good so far</span>.<br /><br />&ldquo;I should be back training with the team fully again next week by God<span class="body1">&rsquo;s grace. </span>&rdquo;<br /><br />If the former FC Midtjylland star does not suffer a setback, he could make a return to action on game week 10 against Mordovia Saransk.<br />