Akor Adams’ dream of making his debut for the Super Eagles has suffered a major setback after the striker sustained a muscle injury to his left thigh, ruling him out of Sevilla’s Spanish La Liga clash against Girona this weekend and, mathematically, the Super Eagles World Cup qualifiers.
The 25-year-old missed training on Wednesday, with Sevilla’s medical team later confirming that he had injured the long adductor muscle in his left thigh.
As a result, Adams will miss Saturday’s game at the Estadi Montilivi and is automatically out of Eric Chelle’s 31-man provisional squad for Nigeria’s crucial FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda in Uyo and South Africa in Bloemfontein.
Sevilla confirmed the injury in a statement: “Sevilla FC completed their first training session on Wednesday, preparing for this weekend’s match in Girona.
Neither Rubén Vargas nor Akor Adams trained with the group. The Swiss player worked in the gym, while the Nigerian is suffering from an injury to the long adductor muscle in his left thigh and will miss the match against Girona.”
The injury comes as a huge disappointment for Adams, who recently earned his first call-up to the national team. Both the player and Sevilla have endured a difficult start to the season, losing their opening two La Liga matches.
Although yet to score, Adams registered an assist in their 3-2 opening-day defeat to Athletic Bilbao.
He will now focus on recovering quickly and returning stronger to help his team turn their season around.
