Tottenham Hotspurs and Harambee Stars Captain Victor Wanyama is back in full training and will be available for selection as his side travels to Vicarage Road to tackle on Watford FC on Sunday 2 September.
Wanyama has been out in the opening three games after he sustained an injury setback in the preseason that ruled him out of against Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United. His return is a big boost for both Spurs and Harambee Stars.
Harambee Stars will be hoping to have the former Tottenham ace in the crucial tie against Ghana.
A statement by the club read:
Hugo Lloris and Moussa Sissoko have been ruled out of Sunday’s trip to Watford.
Goalkeeper Hugo has a thigh problem while fellow France international Moussa has a hamstring injury, with both unavailable for this weekend’s match.
Erik Lamela (hamstring) will be assessed ahead of Sunday’s game. The attacking midfielder had been due to be among the substitutes for Monday’s win at Manchester United but was injured in the warm-up and replaced by Luke Amos in a late change.
There is good news for midfielder Victor Wanyama, though, who is back in full training after suffering a knee injury in pre-season.
Young defender Juan Foyth, meanwhile, is in the late stages of rehab from a thigh injury.
Wanyama became the first ever Kenyan player to score in the UEFA Champions League when he scored the first goal in Celtic’s 2–1 win over Barcelona on 7 November 2012. On 11 July 2013, Wanyama moved to Premier League club Southampton for £12.5 million making him the most expensive player sold by a Scottish club, surpassing the £9.5 million Russian club Spartak Moscow paid for Aiden McGeady in 2010.
He has earned over 50 caps for the Kenyan national team since making his international debut in May 2007 at the age of 15.
On 23 June 2016, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had reached an agreement with Southampton for the transfer of Wanyama, signing a five-year contract for a fee of £11 million. Wanyama had previously worked with Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino who brought him to Southampton in July 2013.
Wanyama scored his first goal for the club on his home debut against Crystal Palace, in the 82nd minute of a 1–0 league win for Spurs. The goal made him the 138th different player to score for the club, extending its record for the most variety of goalscorers for a single club in the Premier League.
Early in the 2017–18 season, Wanyama injured his knee in the match against Chelsea and was sidelined for over four months.He returned to training in mid-December. On 2 January 2018, he made his first appearance after his injury, as a substitute in the away match against Swansea City.