Tag: Victor Osimhen
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Osimhen, Oshoala emerge Winners at 8th Nigeria Pitch Awards
Super Eagles and Napoli FC’s sensation, Victor Osimhen, emerged the biggest winner of the 8th edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards. The Nigerian striker, who was confirmed Player of the Month for March in the Serie A, emerged the Striker of the Year and the King of the Pitch making him Nigeria’s Most Valuable Player…
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Real Madrid target Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen
Real Madrid will be tabling a bid for Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer. The Nigerian marksman is Madrid’s alternative if they can’t sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. Osimhen, a Nigerian international, is valued at €80m by Napoli. He’s scored ten goals in the 21 games he’s played for the Southern Italian…
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Super Eagles striker makes me lose sleep – Italy legend
Former Inter Milan striker Sandro Mazzola has confessed he “loses sleep” whenever Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen touches the ball. The Napoli frontman has been in great form for the Parthenopeans in Serie A this campaign, managing to score five goals from 10 appearances. On Sunday, Napoli will look to extend their 12-match unbeaten run…
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I’ve always rated Super Eagles striker ahead of Mbappe – Spalletti
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti admits he rates Victor Osimhen ahead of PSG star Kylian Mbappe. When former Lazio sports chief Walter Sabatini was asked to choose between Osimhen and Mbappé, he opted for the Napoli centre-forward. “If I were to pick one of them, I’d go for Osimhen. He is unstoppable, because he can run…
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Victor Osimhen not yet world-class striker – Rohr
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr believes Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has made tremendous progress in his game, but not yet a world-class player. Osimhen opened his account for the season with a brace against Leicester City in a Europa League group stage match in England on Thursday night. “Victor is currently one of the…
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Super Eagles striker scores sixth Serie A goal
Victor Osimhen scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season in Napoli’s 5-2 hammering of Lazio last night. After he failed to find the back of the net in the Blues’ 1-1 draw with Inter Milan on Sunday, the Super Eagles forward came off the bench to seal his team’s big victory at the…
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Victor Osimhen to retake COVID-19 test
Serie A outfit Napoli have confirmed Victor Osimhen will retake a Covid-19 test as he is yet to overcome the virus. The Super Eagles star tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from Nigeria where he had gone to celebrate the yuletide season. Details of how Osimhen contracted the virus was revealed on social media…
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Gattuso to meet Osimhen after attending Lagos party
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso said he will be meeting with Victor Osimhen after the striker apologised for breaching COVID-19 rules at a party organised in Lagos. The Super Eagles star is yet to return to action since he dislocated his shoulder during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Sierra Leone on November 13.…
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Europa: Victor Osimhen sees first career red in Napoli win
Victor Osimhen was shown a red card after two bookable offences in Napoli’s 1-0 triumph over Real Sociedad in Thursday’s Europa League clash. The Super Eagles striker received a first red in his footballing career in the third minute of added time. He had initially picked his first yellow in the 81st minute. He then…