Injured Alex Iwobi to miss Super Eagles matches

Injured Alex Iwobi to miss Super Eagles matches

Injured Super Eagles and Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi could be sidelined for couples of weeks according to his manager Sean Dyche.

Iwobi was injured in Everton 4-0 defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday. This means, the reliable Eagles midfielder will miss Super Eagles matches slated for September 2023.

Also injured was his teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Speaking at his post-match press conference, Dyche confirmed that Calvert-Lewin did not suffer concussion and had blurred vision. Therefore, Everton are hopeful that the 26-year-old just has a knock.

Iwobi was forced off in the second half and Dyche admitted it appears the Nigeria international has a hamstring injury that may need some time to settle down.

Dyche said: “Dom didn’t go off with concussion; he got a knock of the cheekbone and had a bit of blurred vision. We had to get that checked over properly. Alex, we’re just waiting on that but it looks like a hamstring injury. Dom, we’re hoping it’s just a knock but with Alex, it’s unusual for hamstrings to settle down very quickly so he’s likely to be out.”

The Toffees striker was making his first appearance of the season, having sat out the opening-day defeat by Fulham. Calvert-Lewin has struggled to maintain his fitness over the past two campaigns and he was carefully managed over the summer.