By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Nigeria defender Tyronne Ebuehi is extremely delighted to be back in action following his lengthy injury layoff, Prompt News reports.
Ebuehi was sidelined for over one year as a result of cruciate ligament injury.
The 28-year-old made his first appearance of the season in Empoli’s draw against Cagliari.
“It was the second serious injury of my career, I was out for a year and it was very difficult. There were hard moments, but now I’m just happy to be back” he told the club’s official website.
Empoli occupy 18th position on the Serie A table and are battling to escape relegation.
The defender declared that the players must give their all to stay in the top-flight.
“We must give everything until the end . This is the true spirit of Italian football, where even the so-called “big teams” must sweat for every point, just like us who are fighting for our championship,”he stated.
