The Umuahia-based outfit were badly hit with various degrees of injuries during Monday’s week 33 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash against Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) at the Agege Stadium.
Okemiri became the first casualty when he picked up a groin injury during the first half of the encounter due to the slippery pitch and he was replaced by Sherif Bashir.
In the second stanza, goalkeeper Chinedu Anozie was also substituted for John Shuaibu when he also sustained a groin injury while Uzor Chinedu came in for Chima Onuoha who complained of a knee injury.
Head of Abia Warriors’ medical team, Enyinnaya Anozie confirmed to SportingLife that Okemiri and Anozie would be sidelined for three weeks while Onuoha is expected to be out for five or six weeks.
Anozie said the players are in stable condition. He added that the injuries are not as bad as it was suspected at the initial stage, stressing that the players may come back early than expected.
“We are just arriving Umuahia and critical examinations have been carried out on them. They are feeling better now. Their situation is not bad but they would be out of action for some weeks. We will give them best of treatment and they may come back earlier than expected ,’’ Enyinnaya told SportingLife.
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