Watford midfielder Etebo out for up to five months

Watford’s Nigeria midfielder Peter Etebo has been ruled out for four to five months due 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 […]

Watford’s Nigeria midfielder Peter Etebo has been ruled out for four to five months due 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.