Ameobi Injured Again

Super Eagles striker Shola Ameobi is once again injured after helping Newcastle United to a 1-0 victory over Blackpool in a pre-season friendly played on Sunday. The Nigeria international grabbed his third goal of pre-season with just five minutes on the clock and that proved enough to lead the visitors to a narrow win over their Championship opposition.

Manager Alan Pardew has now confirmed Ameobi’s latest injury, and is not sure he will return for the friendly against St Mirren today.

“Shola Ameobi picked up a dead leg, which was a shame, because he looked in really good shape,” Pardew said on skysports.com.

Ameobi, who is expected to make a return to national team duty for a friendly against South Africa in August after his debut in November, suffered an injury in Newcastle’s first pre-season game on Saturday July 20, 2013.

The highly publicised injury was just a minor as he returned for their next game where he scored to ensure Newcastle pick a draw in the 1-1 result.