Reading Time: < 1 minutes Victor Osimhen scored twice and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele also scored as Serie A leaders Napoli hammered Torino 4-0 away on Sunday to edge closer to the championship. The Naples team leads Inter Milan, who is in second position and plays Juventus later on Sunday, by 21 points. “The players showed great hunger,” coach Read More…
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Lookman is “more technical” than Osimhen, says Super Eagles coach José Peseiro
Reading Time: 2 minutes José Peseiro, the head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, has emphasised the glaring differences between his two strikers, Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen. The two international players from Nigeria have been scoring goals for their respective clubs in the Italian Serie A top league at a respectable rate so far this season. The 62-year-old Read More…
Napoli gets back to winning ways, beats Atalanta 2-0
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Serie A on Saturday, goals from winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and defender Amir Rrahmani helped runaway leaders Napoli defeat sixth-placed Atalanta 2-0 at home, extending the visitors’ winless run to four games. Napoli, who last week lost to Lazio at home for just their second league loss, increased their lead at the top of the Read More…
Napoli title win would make Osimhen “an icon”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Victor Osimhen, a striker for Napoli, hopes to become the team’s “icon” if he can help his team win the Italian Serie A for the first time in more than 30 years. The 24-year-old Nigerian, who referred to the late Argentine great Diego Maradona as a “demi-god,” claimed he would not be able to equal Read More…
First Serie A hat-trick leaves Victor Osimhen wanting more
Reading Time: 2 minutes Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian international, intends to keep up his goal-scoring pace after hitting a hat-trick for Napoli in their 4-0 Serie A victory over Sassuolo. Napoli increased their advantage at the top of the standings on Saturday thanks to the 23-year-brilliantly old’s executed treble. He netted two goals in the opening 19 minutes, added Read More…
Napoli forward Osimhen ‘out until early March’ after suffering head trauma
Reading Time: 2 minutes Napoli forward and Nigerian International, Victor Osimhen, may be out of action until early March after a head trauma he suffered during a match against Atalanta on Sunday Napoli doctor Alfredo Bucciero, who is attending to Osimhen, disclosed this after a series of tests had been carried out on the injured player. According to a Read More…
Osimhen returns to Napoli training ahead of Real Sociedad clash
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Nigeria international is gradually getting ready for action after participating in his side’s preparation against the Whites and Blues Napoli have provided an update on Victor Osimhen ahead of their Europa League League clash against Real Sociedad on Thursday. The 21-year-old suffered a shoulder dislocation on international duty with Nigeria against Sierra Leone in Read More…
Osimhen says he’s not in competition with fellow Nigerian strikers
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Nigeria and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen says he and other Super Eagles strikers are not in competition but united in winning to make the country proud whenever on national call. Osimhen, during a pre-match press conference ahead of Friday’s Super Eagles/Leone Stars’ 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin, said he and his colleagues were focused on Read More…
Osimhen missing from first Super Eagles training for Sierra Leone
Reading Time: 2 minutes 16 players participate in training session for AFCON qualifiers The Super Eagles on Tuesday in Benin had their first training session in the last leg of preparations for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone. 16 of the 23 invited players took part in the training. Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was Read More…
Osimhen scores match-winning goal as Napoli extend fine away run in Serie A
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Super Eagles striker helped Gennaro Gattuso’s men grab their third straight win win away from home in the Italian top-flight Victor Osimhen scored the only goal which gave Napoli a 1-0 victory over Bologna in Sunday’s Serie A encounter. Osimhen connected with Hirving Lozano’s cross to separate the two teams with his 23rd-minute header. It was his second goal in Read More…