Ademola Lookman could now miss the final weeks of the first half of the La Liga season with Atletico Madrid after a knee injury on Super Eagles duty.

SCORENigeria has reliably gathered that Lookman is set to be sidelined by at least three weeks after he suffered knee ligament injury in Friday’s 2027 AFCON qualifier against Tanzania in Uyo.

“The player will now return to his club for more medical attention, while the team fly out to Zanzibar,” a source told SCORENigeria

The first half of the La Liga season will be played on December 20, before the competition resumes in the New Year.

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Officials have told SCORENigeria that the Super Eagles will tomorrow fly out to Zanzibar City for the return leg of a 2027 AFCON double-header against Tanzania.

The Super Eagles will fly out on a chartered flight from Uyo.

The team revived their qualification hopes for the 2027 AFCON after they beat Tanzania 3-1 in Uyo Friday night.

Both teams will clash again Tuesday in continuation of the qualifying series.

Nigeria are now second in Group L with six points from three matches, a point behind leaders Guinea Bissau.

Madagascar are third on two points, while Tanzania are bottom of the standings with a point.

Only the overall winners of this group will advance to the tournament proper as AFCON co-hosts Tanzania feature in this section of the qualifying tournament.

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A top sports consultant with strong ties at Juventus has said the Italian giants plan to invest their January transfer budget on one player – Victor Osimhen.

Sports expert Nicola Penta said Juventus are desperate for a proven goal scorer and they could shell out as much as 40 million euros as initial deposit for such a player.

“It’s clear that Juventus’ real target in January is a striker,” Penta told Tuttomercatoweb Radio.

“I would spend all the money in January on Osimhen, who is perhaps the only player Juventus is really close to signing. Maybe an offer of 30-40 million euros upfront plus installments could be made.”

Penta said France striker Kolo Muani has not delivered for Juventus.

“Today, if a team like Juventus want to return to their former glory, they need to acquire certain players or continue with the other players who are delivering the results we’ve seen,” he said.

“They kept trying to make Kolo Muani a player like Osimhen, but he’s not. He had someone supporting him, Spalletti, he needed to prove himself. This guy isn’t scoring goals because that’s not his job. Right now he’s completely confused.”

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