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  • Osimhen grabs brace in Napoli’s 5-1 thumping of Juventus

    Osimhen grabs brace in Napoli’s 5-1 thumping of Juventus

    Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen grabbed a brace and provided two assists in Napoli’s 5-1 humiliation of Juventus at the Diego Maradona stadium on Friday in the Italian Serie A.

    The game meant Napoli are ten points clear on the top of the Scudetto league standing.

    The Nigeria international headed in a rebound effort after Wojciech Szczesny had parried Kvicha Kvaratskhelia volley from 12 yards in the 15th minute for his 12th Serie A goal (36th league goal) of the season and his 40th for the Napoli since he joined the club.

    In the 39th minute, the former Lille striker made an assist for his side’s second goal after he intelligently rolled the ball across for Kvaratskhelia to sweep home from 10 yards out before Angel Di Maria halved the deficit with a sublime strike inside the box.

    A stunning strike from the edge of the box from Amir Rrahmani restored Napoli’s two goal cushion before Osimhen made it 4-1 with his second header of the game to become the joint top fifth most prolific African goal-scorer in Serie A with Keita Balde.

    It was the first time Osimhen would be scoring against Juventus since he joined from Lille Metropole in  2020.

    The strike also ended Juventus’s unbeaten run of eight games in the Serie A and Szczesny’s eight straight clean sheets which lasted for 770 minutes.

    The gangling striker now leads the pack with 12 goals from 16 games and he’s in the running for the Scudetto’s golden boot award.

    Lautaro Martinez, Marko Arnautovic and M’Bala Nzola comes second third and fourth on the scorer’s chart.

    African record in the Serie A shows that George Weah leads the pack with 46 goals while the trio Gervinho,Mohamed Kallon and Khouma Babacar are joint second with 39 goals.

     

  • Five Nigerian strikers making waves in Europe

    Five Nigerian strikers making waves in Europe

    Many Nigerian forwards plying their trade abroad have really made significant impact playing for their European clubsides in the current campaign.

    These players have practically painted Europe with goals.

    For the first time in a long while many of them are among the contenders of golden boot award in their various leagues in Europe.

    TheNewsGuru brings you some of the Nigerian lads painting European club sides with goals in the 2022/23 football season.

    Victor Osimhen

    He’s unarguably Nigeria’s most prolific goal poacher at the moment. The Ajegunle- bred striker has notched in 10 goals for Napoli already in the top flight Italian Serie A this season.

    He presently tops the scorers’ chart with ten goals while his clubside Napoli tops the league standing  with 44 points from 17 games,

    Osimhen  averages 0.89 goals per game for Napoli in the Serie A. He also averages 12 passes per match with a pass completion rate 0f 74 %

    Osimhen joined Napoli in n 2020, and has three years left on the €4.5m deal he signed with the club and he could earn around €6.5m with the renewal plans.

    Victor Osimhen has been presented with the Globe Soccer Emerging Player of the Year award.

    The award was presented to him in Naples on Wednesday.

    The 24-year-old beat Barcelona star, Gavi and Real Madrid midfielder, Federico Valverde to the award.

    He has been linked with a number of top clubs in Europe with English clubside, Manchester United planning to acquire his services.

    However, the gangling Nigerian forward has rejected Manchester United offer to join them in January transfer window to focus on his career at Napoli.

    Paul Onuachu

    Ebere Paul Onuachu is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Genk and the Nigeria national team, as a forward.

    Paul Onuachu is a 28-year-old striker who hails from Nigeria, where he has 16 international caps.

    Onuachu has been in prolific form for Genk this season, boasting 14 goals in 16 Jupiler Pro League appearances, plus one goal in the cup.

    Genk signed Onuachu from Danish side Midtjylland in 2019, where he scored 74 goals in 181 games.

    He has scored at an even more frequent rate in Belgium, netting 83 goals in 130 matches for Genk.

    Onuachu has six goals in his last four games, which included scoring all four goals in Genk’s 4-1 win over Charleroi in November.

    Onuachu  is the Nigerian leading forward in Europe this season with 14 goals from 16 games.

    Ademola Lookman

    Olajade Alade Aylola Lookman (born 20 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Atalanta and the Nigeria national team.

    Ademola Lookman averages 17 passes per match with a pass completion rate of 80%, and has 1 assist. Ademola Lookman has received 1 yellow card and 0 red cards.

    Lookman last appeared in a Serie A game on January 4, playing 57 minutes for Atalanta versus Spezia in a 2-2 draw.

    The 25-year-old has netted seven goals this Serie A season, which ranks him joint fifth overall in this category in 2022/2023, while also making him the top league scorer for his side. In addition, he has chipped in with one assist as well. He has been shown a yellow card twice.

    Terrem Moffi

    Teremas “Terem” Igobor Moffi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lorient and the Nigeria national team.

    On form Nigerian forward Terem Moffi is hot like fire banging in goals on a regular for his French Ligue 1 clubside Lorient FC.

    He’s  one of the forwards making waves in the French Ligue 1

    Terem has scored 10 games in 15 appearances for Lorient and is presently being sought after by Southampton FC of England.

    However, the 23-year –old is yet to make a mark with his goals for the Super Eagles of Nigeria but he’s scored a couple of goals in the few games he has played.

     Taiwo Awoniyi

    The Nottingham forest striker has scored four premier league goals for his English Premier League clubside but three of his goals have proven to be the match winner for the clubside.

    Awoniyi’s goal against Southampton helped Nottingham climb out of relegations waters in the EPL.

    Awoniyi is a proven goal-scorer and if he scores regularly, Nottingham Forest can be sure of sustaining their place in the English top-tier.

    The gangling striker has been the first to score in a game that he’s involved in on four occassions thereby coming second to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland who has managed to open the scoring five times in a game this season,

     

  • Super Eagles forward, Osimhen rated best striker in Italy

    Super Eagles forward, Osimhen rated best striker in Italy

    Nigeria’s  Victor Osimhen has been rated the  most prolific goal scorer  in Italy at the moment.

    Osimhen got the rating from former AS Roma Forward, Francesco Totti, who described him as the number-one striker in the Italian top flight.

    Osihmen has been highly rated due to his heroics in front of goal playing for Napoli FC in the Serie A this current season.

    The lanky powerful attacker currently leads the goals chart with 9 goals from 11 games this season for Table toppers Napoli.

    According to Totti, he’s the strongest striker in Serie A this season.

    “First because he scores, when he gets the ball he scores. And then he makes himself available to the team. He’s always in the right place at the right time.”

    The forward has helped Napoli push for a first Scudetto since 1986.

    Luciano Spalletti’s side enjoyed an eight-point lead over second-placed AC Milan.

    The 23- year -old attacker is being sought after by many clubsides in Europe following his heroics this season for club and country.

    Presently. Napoli has placed a price tag of 100 million pounds on his head and it remains to be seen if he would be lured away from the club in January transfer window.

  • Osihmen to miss Nigeria/Portugal friendly due to injury

    Osihmen to miss Nigeria/Portugal friendly due to injury

    Napoli of Italy striker, Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of the Super Eagles friendly with the Selacao of Portugal on the 17th of November in Lisbon, Portugal.

    The Nigeria Football Federation via its Twitter page explained that Osimhen is injured and now replaced with  Cyriel Dessers who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cremonese.

    Also, the Nigerian Football Federation disclosed that Olisa Ndah is also injured and Chidozie Awaziem has been called to replace him in the Super Eagles squad.

    Osimhen has scored nine goals in ten league games in the Italian Serie A this season, with six in his last five games. He also has three assists to his name and has scored one goal in the Champions League.

    The match is scheduled to take place at Estádio José Alvalade on Thursday, with kick-off set for 7:45 PM.

    This is the first time ever that both teams will face each other at the senior level.

     

     

  • Serie A: Super Eagles duo, Lookman, Osimhen nominated for player of the month

    Serie A: Super Eagles duo, Lookman, Osimhen nominated for player of the month

    Super Eagles striking duo of  Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman who play for Napoli and Atlanta respectively in the Italian Serie A have been nominated for the player of the month for October.

    Osimhen and Lookman were in blistering form for their different Serie A clubsides.

    Osimhen, 23, who failed to make an appearance for Napoli in September as a result of injury returned with a bang in October.

    The forward scored five goals in three league appearances for Luciano Spalletti’s side.

    The former Lille star scored a goal each against Bologna and AS Roma before netting a hat-trick versus Sassuolo last weekend.

    Lookman on his part registered four goals in five appearances for Atalanta in October.

    The pacy winger was on target against Fiorentina, Udinese, Sassuolo and Empoli.

    The duo will battle AC Milan’s Rafael Leao, Inter Milan’s midfielder, Nicolo Barella and Lazio star, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic for the individual prize.

  • Osimhen scores first hattrick for Napoli, now joint top scorer in Serie A

    Osimhen scores first hattrick for Napoli, now joint top scorer in Serie A

    Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen is currently topping the scorers’ chart in the Serie A after notching his first hat trick for Napoli in a competitive game.

    The lanky striker scored three goals as his team extended their unbeaten run this season with a 4-0 win in the Serie A fixture staged at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Saturday.

    The in-form Super Eagle striker was in the right place to convert his first of the day after latching on to a pass from teammate  Khvicha Kvaratskhelia inside four minutes.

    The 23-year-old came close on several occasions and his zeal was rewarded in the 20th minute when the duo combined once again for the Nigerian’s second goal of the day.

    Osimhen again latched on to a loose ball on the 77th minute to chip home his third goal of the day and his first hattrick for Napoli.

    Marko Arnautovic of Bologna and Osimhen now joint top scorers in the Serie A with seven goals a piece.

  • Serie A: You caused us sorrow – Tammy Abraham tells Osimhen

    Serie A: You caused us sorrow – Tammy Abraham tells Osimhen

    Roma striker, Tammy Abraham has told his friend Victor Osimhen that the Super Eagles striker made the Roma dressing room sad after their Serie A encounter with Napoli on Sunday night.

    The lanky Nigerian scored in the 80th minute for Napoli and his goal proved to be the difference in the game.

    Napoli are still topping the Serie A log with four points above second-place AC Milan.

    The former Lille striker fired home a powerful shot after outsmarting former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling in the build-up to the goal.

    Chelsea product and former Blues striker, Abraham was on the opposing side of the pitch but could not find a way through to help the Yellow and Reds.

    According to a video shared on Twitter by German-based Nigerian reporter Oma Akatugba, who was on ground at the Stadio Olimpico, the Nigeria international and the England striker met up after the match.

    And in a private chat, the England striker told his Nigerian counterpart that “he[Osimhen] made the whole [Roma] dressing room sad.”

    Abraham scored 27 goals in all competitions in his first season in Italy and helped AS Roma win the Europa Conference League.

  • Osimhen strikes as Napoli return to top of Serie A

    Osimhen strikes as Napoli return to top of Serie A

    Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen scores as Napoli came from behind to beat Bologna and return to the top of Serie A.

    Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee opened the scoring in the 41st minute when he received a pass from Andrea Cambiaso inside the box and fired into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

    Juan Jesus equalised just before half-time, with Hirving Lozano putting the hosts ahead in the 49th minute.

    Musa Barrow’s long-range shot made it 2-2, but Victor Osimhen got Napoli’s winner, lifting a finish in the net.

    Napoli, aiming to become Italian champions for the first time since 1990, have 10 wins in a row in all competitions and are on 26 points, two ahead of Atalanta, who beat Sassuolo 2-1 on Saturday.

    Elsewhere, goals by striker Lautaro Martinez and midfielder Nicolo Barella helped Inter Milan to a comfortable 2-0 home win over Salernitana.

    Inter, last season’s runners-up, are seventh in the standings, eight points behind Napoli.

    Lazio are third, five points off Napoli, after they extended their unbeaten run to six games in all competitions with a goalless draw against Udinese.

  • Osimhen misses Napoli training to bond with new born child

    Osimhen misses Napoli training to bond with new born child

    Nigerian football star and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, missed training on Friday to bond with his new born baby girl in the city of Naples.

    Recall that Osihmen’s long time girlfriend delivered a baby girl on Thursday.

    His club, Napoli, broke the news in a statement on their official website without revealing where and when the child was born, with the mother’s identity also hidden

    The 23-year-old, who is currently recovering from a hamstring injury, wasn’t present at training on Friday morning when the rest of the team resumed training after Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League 6-1 whitewash of Ajax in Amsterdam.

    The Nigerian striker wasn’t known to be romantically involved with any woman, which is why the news of his daughter’s birth will come as a rude shock to his fans, especially in Nigeria.

    The 23 year old striker could return back to action for Napoli in Serie A fixture against Cremonese on Sunday, and could also be available against Ajax in the Champions League.

    Osimhen has not featured for Napoli since September 7, 2022 when he suffered the injury during their 4-1 thrashing of Liverpool at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in the Champions League.

    He was replaced by Simeone 41 minutes into the match as the Azzurri ripped the Premier League giants apart in front of their raucous fans.

    Prior to the injury, he featured in five Serie A matches in the new 2022/2023 season and played 425 minutes.

     

  • Super Eagles Forward, Osimhen ruled out for three weeks

    Super Eagles Forward, Osimhen ruled out for three weeks

    Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been ruled out for three weeks after being diagnosed with a grade two biceps femoris strain.

    Osimhen was subbed out early in Napoli’s 4-1 thrashing of Liverpool on Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League game.

    “It’s an important region of the muscle,” Doctor Marcello Manzuoli told Tuttomercatoweb.

    “In this case, the recovery time hinges on the severity. There are 10/15 days between each degree, which is significant.

    “On average, the second tier requires more than a month to resume practicing with the team, not necessarily play in matches.

    The former Lille striker will miss Napoli’s next five games against Spezia, Glasgow Rangers, AC Milan, Torino and Ajax.

    The Ajegunle bred footballer will not be part of Nigeria’s friendly game against Algeria scheduled to hold in Oran on the 27th of September.

    The 23-year-old striker will also miss Nigeria’s international friendly against Algeria billed for Oran on September 27.

    However, he should recover in time for the clash ahainst the Selacao of Portugal slated for Novermber in Lisbon.