Sheffield Wednesday’s young attacker, Favour Onukwuli, has undergone surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2024/25 season.The tricky winger, who has been a regular at U21 level for the Owls when he’s not been sidelined, confirmed this week that he has had a successful operation after sustaining his latest injury, but that it does mean that he won’t be able to feature for the remainder of the current campaign.
Onukwuli, 19, has showcased his talent on a number of occasions at youth level with Wednesday, and has also been a part of first team training with the club on a number of occasions. His absence for the final nine matches will be a blow not just for him personally, but also U21s manager, Andy Holdsworth, as they look to finish the season on a high.
“Thank you Jesus for guiding the surgery to a successful outcome,” he said on Instagram. “It’s been an unfortunate season due to multiple injuries and I’m devastated to announce that my season is over. I may not understand why but Lord I know your promise, Victory is coming. Thank you to my many brothers and sisters who have been praying for me, God bless you all. #godisgood.”
Club captain, Barry Bannan, wished him a ‘speedy recovery’, while teammates such as Rio Shipston, Jack Hall and Jarvis Thornton were among others to show support after he took to social media to announce the news.
