Watford’s Nigeria midfielder Peter Etebo has been ruled out for four to five months due to a torn thigh muscle, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
The 25-year-old Etebo, on loan from Championship side, Stoke City, suffered the injury as a substitute in Watford’s 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle United at the weekend, leaving his participation in January’s Africa Cup of Nations in doubt.
“I am very sad about this — when one of our players has a big injury. It is a problem for us and that is all you can say,” said Watford manager Xisco Munoz.
Peter Etebo who has played in Portugal, Spain and Turkey joined Watford at the start of the 2020/2021 EPL Season.
The AFCON 2021 begins in Cameroun in January and Etebo, set to miss out for 4-5 months, may not be fit enough for the tournament.
