Fulham supervisor Marco Silva is disenchanted in-form defender Calvin Bassey gained’t be accessible for choice for a very long time.
Bassey has been in incredible kind for the Whites in latest outings.
The 24-year-old put up a powerful show in Fulham’s 2-1 victory in opposition to Arsenal final Sunday.
The centre-back was a rock on the coronary heart of Fulham’s defence, limiting the Gunners attackers to only three pictures on course within the recreation.
The centre-back additionally boasted a season-best move accuracy of 95.2 per cent.
Bassey and his compatriot Alex Iwobi will be a part of Nigeria’s camp forward of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.
Silva expressed disappointment that the previous Rangers participant gained’t be accessible to play for the membership within the subsequent couple of video games.
“He’s sturdy, he’s fast, he has high quality on the ball, all the time has the best mindset to study, to pay attention, to enhance each single day. I’m actually happy for him. Sadly, we’re going to lose him for a very long time now as a result of he’s going to the Africa Cup of Nations,” he advised the membership’s official web site.