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Victor Osimhen Emerges as Nigeria’s Most Productive Striker With Impressive Goal Record
Galatasaray Player, Victor Osimhen emerges as Nigeria’s most productive striker with an impressive record of 20 goals and 5 assists in 25 games.
His performance has gained the eyes and interest of many as his achievements keeps increasing. Despite getting injured and being sidelined in the first four matches, the player overcomes the setbacks.
Osimhen is now expected to assist Super Eagles to get their World Cup qualifiers back on track before the tough matches.
During an interview, the player stated “You have to give everything; you know it’s a dream of every youngster to be at the World Cup. Mine is no exception. So, for me, i want to be there just like every one of my teammates.”
“We are really looking forward to the game against Rwanda and Zimbabwe to try and correct all the mistakes we have made in the past. So we Weill be ready.”
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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