Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst has given update on the injury suffered by Leon Balogun during Wednesday’s league clash with Hibernian.
Balogun clashed with Paul McGinn in a challenge in the first half at Ibrox with Rangers leading 1-0.
McGinn limped off and it soon became clear that Balogun was going to have to follow him and was eventually taken off in the 14th minute.
Borna Barisic, dropped after a poor performance against Celtic, replaced Balogun with Calvin Bassey moving inside to centre-back.
The Super Eagles star has already missed a huge chunk of this season through injury.
He only returned for the second half of the Old Firm derby with Celtic and then the full 90 against Hearts.
His previous appearance before that was against Ross County on November 7.
This certainly will be a disturbing news for the Eagles coaching crew as they prepare for next month’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Ghana.
And speaking after the win Van Bronckhorst in his post-match presser said:“I don’t know what exactly he has but he couldn’t continue, we have to assess him and see what he has.
“For him it has been a difficult time, of course being away through injury many moments in the season, he just came back so hopefully it’s not that serious but we have to wait and see.“
Balogun has been limited to 13 Premiership appearances, and 21 in all competitions, this season.
4 Comments
Bassey is there so no worry..
Considering recent Rangers matches, i don’t think Bassey is not ripe for the CB position. Watch the highlight against Celtics and you’ll understand the importance of Balo..
Hoping it’s not a serious injury..
Bassey is versatile bro. He is also way better than anu left back we currently parading.
bro., you right about his versatility. He is great option for SE especially the left wing back.