Onyekuru targets March return from injury 

Everton striker Henry Onyekuru hopes to return from a knee injury

by the end of March to boost his chances of playing in the

World Cup with Nigeria .

Onyekuru, who was carried off for loan club Anderlecht in

December, is now back in England and having his rehab

overseen by top London -based knee specialist Andy Williams

who is noted for his work with leading football and rugby clubs.

Original forecasts predicted 20-year-old Onyekuru would miss six

months but it has been subsequently discovered he wouldn’t

require surgery.

He is expected to return to Anderlecht for the remainder of the

season once he is passed fit to play.

Onyekuru was signed by Everton from KAS Eupen for £7million

last summer when Ronald Koeman was manager. The forward

was immediately sent on a season-long loan to Anderlecht

where he scored nine goals in 25 games before his injury.

He could now be available for Nigeria’s pre-World Cup warm-up

game against England at Wembley on June 2.

The 20-year-old Nigerian scored nine goals in 25 games for

Anderlecht before his injury