Agu makes Bremen injury return in pre-season win

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Super Eagles defender Felix Agu marked his long-awaited return from injury as Werder Bremen recorded a two-nil victory over VfL Bochum in a pre-season friendly at the Parkstadion in Zell am Ziller on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

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The Nigeria international was named in Werder Bremen’s starting line-up for the training camp fixture, making his first appearance after recently recovering from muscular problems that had kept him out of action during the club’s pre-season preparations, having trained individually in the days leading up to the match before being declared fit to feature.

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Erevbenagie broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute after latching onto Olivier Deman’s perfectly weighted pass, rounding Bochum goalkeeper Timo Horn before finishing into the bottom corner.

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Agu, aged 26, endured a physical afternoon on the left flank and was booked shortly after the restart following an altercation that also saw Alessandro Crimaldi and former Werder teammate Manuel Mbom shown yellow cards.

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Despite the intense encounter, he completed his comeback without further injury concerns before being substituted in the 48th minute as head coach Daniel Thioune made a double change to manage his workload.

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Werder wrapped up the victory in the 70th minute when Salim Musah converted from the penalty spot after winning the spot-kick himself, sending Horn the wrong way to make it 2-0.

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The result capped a successful training camp in Austria for Werder Bremen, with Agu’s return providing a further boost as the club continues preparations for the 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign.

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