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On the same day he was nominated for the men’s Young Player of the Year by the\u00a0Confederation of African Football (CAF) ,Gift Orban returned to action as Gent advanced to the next round of the\u00a0Croky Cup after a 3-1 win over\u00a0Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Orban had been rated as doubtful to take to the pitch on Wednesday after he suffered an injury relapse in the build-up to the Jupiler Pro League clash versus Standard Liege last weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Gent manager\u00a0Hein Vanhaezebrouck\u00a0explained after the game that the 2023 Super Eagles invitee was struggling to overcome a groin problem.<\/p>\n
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The 21-year-old passed a fitness test before the trip to\u00a0Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, paving the way for him to be named in the starting lineup to face the\u00a0Challenger Pro League side.<\/p>\n
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Prior to yesterday’s game, Orban had not made a full recovery since he suffered a training ground injury while on international duty with the Super Eagles – an ailment that saw him dropped from the matchday squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against\u00a0S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe.<\/p>\n
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Orban was on the pitch for 82 minutes against\u00a0Patro Eisden Maasmechelen\u00a0before making way for\u00a0Matisse Samoise, shortly after Gent scored their third goal through Sven Kums.<\/p>\n
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Gent’s other scorers were\u00a0Tarik Tissoudali and\u00a0Hyun-seok Hong while\u00a0Hadj Moussa\u00a0headed in a consolation goal for the home team.<\/p>\n
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