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title: "Onana returns to Aston Villa squad after injury absence"
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description: "A. Onana has recovered from a knee injury that kept him out for 7 days, making him ready to feature for Aston Villa against Viking in the UEFA Champions League."
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# Onana returns to Aston Villa squad after injury absence

A. Onana has recovered from a knee injury that kept him out for 7 days, making him ready to feature for Aston Villa against Viking in the UEFA Champions League.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 21 October 2026، 03:27 Saudi time

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Onana returns to Aston Villa squad after injury absence

[Aston Villa](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/aston-villa-208) have announced the return of [Amadou Ba Zeund Georges Mvom Onana](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/amadou-ba-zeund-georges-mvom-onana-5960) to group training and his availability to feature again after recovering from a knee injury.

The player had been out of action since 14 October 2026 following his knee injury, before officially announcing his recovery on 21 October 2026, bringing his total absence to 7 days.

Aston Villa's coaching staff are hoping to benefit from Onana's return in the upcoming match against Viking in matchday three of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League season.

The match is scheduled to be held at Aston Villa's stadium at 22:00 Saudi Arabia time (the same time as Damascus) on 21 October 2026.

The match will be broadcast on the beIN Sports channel network.

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