By Jennifer Amarachi
Victor Adeboyejo, a striker for Bolton Wanderers, missed his team’s EFL Trophy victory over Barrow due to an unusual injury caused by a hefty sneeze.
Adeboyejo was forced to withdraw from the squad owing to soreness in his back and ribcage, which his manager, Ian Evatt, blamed on the sneeze.
“Victor has been suffering with a nasty back injury, and a sneeze set it off, believe it or not,” he told journalists.
The 26-year-old Nigerian has subsequently been scanned to determine the severity of the injury.
“He felt a bit of a crack in between his ribs and we are hopeful it is just a cartilage or muscular issue but until we have a good look at the scan we won’t know,” Evatt said.
Evatt noted that the injury originally occurred after a challenge in a game against Charlton but was worsened by the sneeze.
“He was okay at the time, but then he had a pretty hefty sneeze. Victor is a powerful boy, and even his sneezes are powerful,” the manager joked. “I’ll have to start having a long look at myself when players start getting injured sneezing.”
Despite Adeboyejo’s absence, Bolton won 3-2 against Barrow and are currently 18th in League One with four points from their first four games.
Edumnews recalled that Adeboyejo moved to the League One club on January 27, 2023.
