Does Osimhen need new surgery? Surgeon who operated on Napoli star sets the record straight
Published: February 28, 2023
Professor Gianpaolo Tartaro, the surgeon that operated on Nigerian international Victor Osimhen, has revealed that the 24-year-old striker was lucky he didn't lose his eyesight following a head collision he had with an opponent back in November 2021.   It would be recalled that Osimhen suffered multiple facial...
Can Super Eagles striker Osimhen become the next African Footballer of the Year?
Published: February 28, 2023
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, might be considered for the next CAF Player of the Year award due to his current form as he continues to blaze the trail in Italy's top flight football - Serie A.     It's been 24 years since a Nigerian footballer won the prestigious football award in the continent and t...
George Weah's African record : Osimhen one step away from making Serie A history
Published: February 25, 2023
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is one step away from making history as the top scoring African player in the history of the Italian SerIe A.    The Nigeria international extended his lead at the top of the scoring charts by netting his nineteenth goal of the season as Napoli registered a 2-0 road win over Empoli...
'He does everything well' - Olivier Giroud backs Osimhen to win Serie A top scorer award
Published: February 24, 2023
AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is backing Victor Osimhen to win the Italian Serie A top scorer award for the 2022-2023 season.   After 23 matches in the topflight, the Nigeria international is the leading marksman with eighteen goals, five more than  Inter Milan's Argentina World Cup winner Lautaro Mart�...
Osimhen joins Inter Milan and Real Madrid stars, 5 others in UCL Team of the Week
Published: February 23, 2023
Victor Osimhen has been named in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week by football statistics website Whoscored.com after his impressive display for Napoli in a round of 16, first leg clash against Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday night.    In the 40th minute, the Nigeria international bundled the ball i...
Chelsea icon Glenn Hoddle reveals what impressed him about Osimhen's latest performance
Published: February 22, 2023
Chelsea icon Glenn Hoddle was left impressed by the performance of Victor Osimhen during last night's UEFA Champions League match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli at Frankfurt Stadion - Frankfurt am Main.   The Nigeria international came into the game in a rich vein of form after scoring in seven co...
'Brilliant goalscoring record' - Lagos-born ex-Chelsea striker hails Osimhen for stunning form
Published: February 22, 2023
Lagos-born ex-Chelsea Women striker Eniola Aluko has underlined that Victor Osimhen is in sensational goalscoring form at the moment.    The Nigeria international had netted in five consecutive matches in the Italian top flight before Napoli's trip to Germany for their Champions League clash against Europa ...
Osimhen continues his prolific form with goal in Napoli's 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt
Published: February 21, 2023
It's advantage to Italian table toppers Napoli as they go to the second leg of their UEFA Champions League meeting with German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in Naples on March 15.    It finished 2-0 on Tuesday night at the Frankfurt Stadion - Frankfurt am Main, thanks to goals from Victor Osimhen an...
Eintracht coach identifies 3 attributes of Osimhen that make him one of the top 5 strikers in Europe
Published: February 20, 2023
Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg against SSC Napoli, Eintracht Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner identified three attributes of Victor Osimhen that make him one of the top five strikers in Europe at the moment.    Glasner is statistically corr...
Defender-turned-striker Osimhen reveals Chelsea legend was his football idol growing up 
Published: February 20, 2023
Napoli star Victor Osimhen has reiterated that Chelsea legend Didier Drogba was his football idol growing up.   Drogba first made a name for himself at Marseille before moving to Chelsea, where he became a cult hero among the fans after starring for the Blues as they won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups,...
Osimhen enters Napoli's history books after goal against Sassuolo
Published: February 17, 2023
Nigeria international Victor Osimhen is putting in his best performances since his arrival at Napoli and is determined to finish the season as the top scorer in the Serie A.    The 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner netted his nineteenth goal of the season in all competitions as Napoli defeated Sassuol...
Fastest players Europe's top 5 leagues : Osimhen third behind Dortmund and Chelsea wingers 
Published: February 15, 2023
Victor Osimhen has been ranked the third fastest player so far in the top five European Leagues consisting of the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1.    The Nigeria international clocked a top speed of 36.61km/h during Napoli's matchday five tie ag...
'I saw something similar to Pele' - Brazil legend Careca sings the praises of Osimhen
Published: February 12, 2023
Brazil legend and former Napoli striker  Antonio Careca has heaped praise on Victor Osimhen for his brilliant goal against AS Roma in a Seire A match on January 29, saying that he sees something of Pele in the Super Eagles number 9.    Napoli were 1-0 up at the break, with a goal of the season contender net...
'It seems strange' - Pundit surprised Tottenham loanee Udogie has not been called up by Italy
Published: February 12, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Destiny Udogie was on target as Udinese and Sassuolo took a point each at the end of their Serie A meeting at the Dacia Arena on Sunday afternoon.    Udogie scored one of the fastest goals in this season's Serie A in the opening minute when he cut in from the left hand side before ...
'Don't be stupid' - Newcastle hero does not want to be compared with Napoli striker Osimhen
Published: February 10, 2023
Newcastle United hero Faustino Asprilla has stressed that he should not be compared with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen.   The Nigeria international has often been likened to Asprilla due to his playing style and he also possesses some of the attributes of the Colombian.    Asprilla first made his name...