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Osimhen Scores Twice to Help Galatasaray Stay on Track for League Title
Victor Osimhen was on fire as he scored twice to help Galatasaray cruise to a 4-1 win over Sivasspor, keeping their hopes alive for a third straight Turkish Süper Lig title.
The Nigerian striker found the net for Galatasaray’s second and fourth goals before making way for Dries Mertens with 20 minutes left on the clock. Osimhen has now racked up an impressive 40 goal contributions this season—33 goals and seven assists—his best return yet.
He’s officially broken his previous record of 31 goals in a single season, set during Napoli’s title-winning run two years ago. With 83 points from 32 games, Okan Buruk’s men remain firmly at the top of the league.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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