Red Bull Salzburg have confirmed that 20 year old midfielder, Samson Tijani is injured having suffered a broken tibia and fibula in yesterday’s friendly match against Feyenord.
The Germany based outfit released on the official website:
Unfortunately, the hope that Samson Tijani’s injury would turn out to be less serious has not been fulfilled.
The 20-year-old midfielder suffered a broken tibia and fibula in yesterday’s friendly against Feyenoord Rotterdam which will keep him out of action for at least the rest of the year.
The huge talent, who already has one A-Team stint for Nigeria, underwent immediate surgery and now has a long way to go back.
We wish Samson a speedy recovery!
Tijani was part of the Nigeria side to compete in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, where they came 4th and qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
During his team’s opening match against Hungary, Tijani scored a brace as Nigeria U-17 won 4–2.
He will later go on to make his debut with the senior Nigeria national team in a friendly 1-0 loss to Algeria on October 2020.