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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Napoli manager, Gennaro Gattuso has admitted that he permitted the return of Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, to Nigeria for the holiday.<\/p>\n

Gattuso has however said the player would pay for breaching COVID-19 protocols, which has led to him testing positive to the disease.<\/p>\n

The infection served another blow to the club and player as the 22-year-old had been missing in action since sustaining a shoulder injury while playing for the Super Eagles last November.<\/p>\n

But Osimhen on Sunday tendered a public apology to his Napoli teammates and coach, stating that he would not have even travelled to Nigeria let alone attending a party.<\/p>\n

Gattuso acknowledged the apology but insists that the Nigeria international must face the repercussions of his action.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I was wrong to go to Nigeria\u2019 \u2013 Osimhen apologises for breaching COVID-19 protocols<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been reports that the striker will be fined by the club and the gaffer did not rule that out,\u201d footballitalia.net quoted Gattuso as saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I made a mistake, Marcello Lippi used to say he\u2019d let me stew in my own juices for a while, to recognise what I\u2019d done. That\u2019s what Osimhen has to do now.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has already apologised, he\u2019s a lad who gives his all when working. He made a silly mistake, he knows that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a coach, I don\u2019t decide fines, especially as I was the one who gave the all-clear for him to return to Nigeria and so both of us were left embarrassed by what happened,\u201d the coach added.<\/p>\n

Napoli defeated Cagliari in the Serie A on Sunday, with Osimhen absent as he was still in isolation in his home in Italy.<\/p>\n

He is set to also miss league games against Udinese and Spezia as well as their Italian Cup tie against Empoli.<\/p>\n

Osimhen joined the Naples club at the start of the season after a superb season with Lille of France, and has scored twice in nine League appearances for the club.<\/p>\n

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