The 23-year-old got his first minutes of the season on Saturday when he came on as a late substitute in Burnley’s 3-1 loss to Arsena .
It was the striker’s first appearance for the club.
Burnley since their 2-1 win over Bristol City in April last season.
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It’s been a long road back for Obafemi, who has been sidelined since being forced to go under the knife.
This comes after the striker suffered a serious hamstring injury while on international duty for the Republic of Ireland in June.
It’s good,” Kompany said of Obafemi’s return.
“Obviously, with Lyle not being here at the moment and Oba coming back, the timing couldn’t be better for us.
” Despite Saturday’s result in north London, there was more good news with Aaron Ramsey also returning from injury.
The midfielder missed a month of action through injury, his last appearance coming in the 4-1 loss to Chelsea in early October.
Elsewhere, Hjalmar Ekdal and Manuel Benson were in attendance.
is expected to return to action after the international break, while Arijanet Muric will also return after missing the Arsenal match due to being called up for Kosovo’s rearranged qualifiers for Euro 2024 Meet Israel.
It is known that Mike Tresor missed the match against Arsenal due to illness.o
It was the striker’s first appearance for the club.
Burnley since their 2-1 win over Bristol City in April last season.
.
It’s been a long road back for Obafemi, who has been sidelined since being forced to go under the knife.
This comes after the striker suffered a serious hamstring injury while on international duty for the Republic of Ireland in June.
It’s good,” Kompany said of Obafemi’s return.
“Obviously, with Lyle not being here at the moment and Oba coming back, the timing couldn’t be better for us.
” Despite Saturday’s result in north London, there was more good news with Aaron Ramsey also returning from injury.
The midfielder missed a month of action through injury, his last appearance coming in the 4-1 loss to Chelsea in early October.
Elsewhere, Hjalmar Ekdal and Manuel Benson were in attendance.
is expected to return to action after the international break, while Arijanet Muric will also return after missing the Arsenal match due to being called up for Kosovo’s rearranged qualifiers for Euro 2024 Meet Israel.
It is known that Mike Tresor missed the match against Arsenal due to illness.o
