Aina lasted 10 minutes on the pitch during the World Cup qualifier against South Africa and was replaced by Osayi-Samuel.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nottingham Forest defender, Ola Aina, may miss his club’s English Premier League (EPL) away clash to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday after picking up an injury during the international break.
The defender returned from international duty with Nigeria with what is suspected to be a hamstring injury.
Aina sustained the injury during the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old lasted 10 minutes on the pitch before he was replaced by Birmingham City star, Bright Osayi-Samuel.
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The versatile full-back now faces a race against time to be fit for the game against north London giants, Arsenal.
He played every minute of the Tricky Trees’ opening three league games of the season against Brentford, Crystal Palace, and West Ham.
Nottingham Forest are currently 10th on the EPL log table after picking up four points from their three league matches.
The club recently sacked their Manager, Nuno Espirito Santo and replaced him with former Spurs manager, Angelos “Ange” Postecoglou.
