Galatasaray midfielder Gabriel Sara praised Victor Osimhen after the club’s emphatic 5-2 victory over Juventus in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoffs. The Turkish champions made a statement at RAMS Park on Tuesday night, outpacing the Serie A giants with speed and precision. Sara opened the scoring and later assisted, laying the […]
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has revealed that he felt mistreated by the club before joining Galatasaray, claiming he was treated “like a dog” despite interest from Juventus. As reported by Football Italia on Tuesday, Osimhen confirmed to Gazzetta dello Sport that Juventus, through then-sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, attempted to sign him in 2024 before […]
Two goals from Victor Osimhen in the 10th minute and in the third minute of added time in the first half of Nigeria’s encounter with Rwanda in Kigali Friday helped in keeping Nigeria’s hope for participating in the 2026 World Cup alive. The Galatasaray of Turkey star’s goals came in the 11th minute and the […]
Lille president, Olivier Letang, has claimed the club earned just €7m from Victor Osimhen’s big move to Napoli in 2020. Osimhen’s transfer was valued at over €70m at the time. The Super Eagles striker’s move to the Serie A side included four Napoli players who never featured for Lille. This has raised questions about the […]
Victor Osimhen scored on his return from injury to help Napoli secure a 3-1 victory over Bologna in Sunday’s Serie A match. The 22-year-old has been out of action since February 21 when he suffered a head trauma against Atalanta in a league game. The Nigeria international landed awkwardly and hit his head on the […]
Napoli have confirmed Victor Osimhen has been diagnosed with head trauma after a collision with Cristian Romero in their 4-2 defeat to Atalanta in Sunday’s Serie A game. The centre-forward was afforded his 10th league appearance in the encounter since teaming up with the club last summer. Osimhen made his contribution as Gennaro Gattuso’s men […]
By Ben Alaiya Nigerian strike sensation, Victor Osimhen, was a sad man after he was excluded from the Napoli FC squad that will prosecute the Europa league match up against AZ Aikmaar largely due to injury. Osimhen, who is 21 had copped a shoulder strain during Nigeria’s scandalous 4-4 draw against the Leone Stars of […]
The former Nigeria international is in awe of the Napoli striker while predicting a bright future ahead of him barring any injury setbacks Daniel Amokachi has hailed Victor Osimhen as “quality” player and claims he is a striker any team would “love” to sign. The Nigerian forward was Napoli’s hero in Sunday’s Italian elite division […]
Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Obinna Nsofor, has said highly talked-about attacker, Napoli player, Victor Osimhen, is a better goalscorer than he was at his age. Nsofor, 33 in an interview with CalcioNapoli24’s Vincenzo Credendino said while Osimhen’s gangly style of play is similar to his, the potency showed by the 21- year old former […]
A member of Victor Osimhen’s management team, Roberto Calenda, has claimed that Barcelona had hoped to pry Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen to the Nou Camp in a move that was designed to replace aging Uruguayan attacker, Luis Suarez. The 21-year old sealed a five-year deal believed to be worth up to €80 million from Lille […]
Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has continued his rich goalscoring form with a spectacular hat-trick in the first eight minutes of Napoli’s 11-0 friendly win over L’Aquila, with Lorenzo Insigne’s treble, Dries Mertens and Chucky Lozano braces too. Napoli officially began their pre-season preparations with a mini-tournament against local teams Castel di Sangro […]
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has apologized to The Punch following his comments about the news medium in a recent spat where-in he purported to have been misquoted and misrepresented. In the wake of his record-breaking move to Serie A side, Napoli, the Nigerian international in an interview with Sport1 had expressed his hope to […]
Former Barcelona winger, Emmanuel Amuneke has said the transfer of Victor Osimhen from Lille to Napoli will give credit to Nigerian footballers as well as benefit the country greatly. Amuneke who said this while reacting to the record-breaking transfer, said “His transfer is good for Nigeria and I hope other players make it to the […]
Serie A giants, Napoli, have confirmed the signing of Super Eagles’ talismanic forward, Victor Osimhen from Lille for a fee reported to be around 50m. The former Wolfsburg striker has been hugely impressive since joining the Ligue 1 side, scoring 18 league goals in the 2019/2020 season. READ ALSO: Why Arsenal needs FA Cup more […]
Top English Premier League sides, Arsenal FC and Manchester United have entered the fray in the chase for Lille of France, Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen. Before now, Italian side Napoli, has shown the strongest of interest in the Super Eagles point man. Osimhen himself and his advisers have repeatedly said they were not in a […]
Lille manager Christophe Galtier announced that Arsenal target Victor Osimhen will be leaving the club this summer. The Lille manager said in a press conference: ‘Regarding Victor and Gabriel, yes, I’ve known for a long time that they’re leaving.’ ‘They’re working hard with us in the meantime. We’re working on the players who are currently here […]
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has lost his father. The Lille striker made the disclosure on his twitter handle: @victorosimhen9 on Sunday. “RIP Dad. No words to describe this feeling,” he tweeted. The 21-year-old ended the 2019/2020 Ligue 1 season as top scorer in Christophe Galtier’s team, contributing 13 goals and four assists in 27 games […]
Lille manager Christopher Galtier, confirms Victor Osimhen is in good condition following a health scare during Tuesday night Coupe de la Ligue win against AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II. Osimhen put Lille ahead in the 19th minute after he was set up by Jonathan Ikone but was rushed to the hospital moments later […]
Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has revealed that it was difficult turning down a move to join Italian giants AC Milan during the January transfer window, but is glad he took a firm decision to stay put at Sporting Charleroi. The Rossoneri tabled a €12m bid for the 20-year-old lanky striker who has scored 11 goals […]
AC Milan reportedly keen on signing Charleroi starlet Victor Osimhen and could snap the Nigerian up for €15m, according to highly respected Italian website Tuttomercatoweb. The website reported on Tuesday that the Italian giant have turned their attentions to the Super Eagles forward after being priced out of moves for Gerard Deulofeu and Yannick Carrasco. […]