Victor Osimhen who plays for Nigeria and Napoli recently won the African player of the year in an interview stated the reason he has to put on a mask every time he plays a game.
The Nigerian forward fractured his eye socket during Napoli's match against Inter Milan in November 2021, where his team suffered a loss.
That was one of many facial fractures he suffered after a clash of heads with Milan Skriniar at the San Siro.
He had 18 metal screws and six plaques inserted to stabilise his facial features following the horror injury.
He said that he originally found the mask irritating but has slowly become used to the protective item and wears it till this day.
Wow... I thought he wore the mask as fashion didn't know he had all these facial