Semi Ajayi out for 16 weeks, to miss Super Eagles’ November AFCON qualifiers

West Brom coach, Carlos Corberán has revealed that Super Eagles defender, Semi Ajayi suffered a hamstring injury in the second half of the club’s encounter with Cardiff City last weekend and will require surgery. Ajayi is expected to be missing for around 16 weeks.

‘Semi, unfortunately, has suffered a more difficult injury. It was an action which was an accident. In this action, he has broken his muscle in two parts.

‘The best way to manage this injury is with surgery because surgery helps reduce the risk of suffering this type of injury again.

‘There are injuries which affect the tendon in specific areas where you have to have surgery. The surgery delays things by around two weeks, but it also reduces the risk of the injury reoccurring.

‘Returning in about 16 weeks is the approximate time when you have this type of surgery,’ said Corberán.

This means the 30-year-old who has featured 12 times for the Baggies so far this season will now miss Nigeria’s final two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Benin Republic and Rwanda.