Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was named Man of the Match in Galatasaray ‘s 1-0 home win against Liverpool in the second round of matches of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Osimhen was the hero for the Turkish giants after netting the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.
The 2023 African Player of the Year blasted the ball past a Alisson when he stepped up in the 16th minute after Baris Alper Yilmaz went down on being swiped in the face by Dominik Szoboszlai.
His goal against the Premier League champions means he is the first Nigerian player to score 10 goals in the Champions League.
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It was Galatasaray’s first win in this season’s UEFA Champions League after losing their opening fixture.
Osimhen’s feat would be a welcome news to the Super Eagles coaching crew ahesd of October’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic.
The former Napoli star missed the encounter with South Africa in Bloemfontein in September, no thanks to the injury he got in the game with Rwanda.
So far, he has scored three goals in the World Cup qualifiers which have come against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
By James Agberebi
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Lmao. First Nigerian.. lmao I thought I will hear something like first African or first player in the world.. lmao those are incredible international records not some local or cheap records.. lmao
It was even a penalty goal not from open play… penalty a game of luck… lmao… And it was just only one goal from penalty… lmao give mbappe this present Liverpool team…baba go run one man riot by putting 4 goals past them…that I can bet…. lmao
And anybody can score against this Liverpool weak squad.. lmao not like then when you had players like Firmino, keita, mane, milner, Coutinho, wijnaldum to press you real hard until they steal the game from you…. hahahaha….
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mokey yaish, mokey yaish, mokey yaish hmmm – you say you want to bet, okay can yuh bet yur life on it? Answer becos ees yuh whu say you want to bet so I repeated can yuh bet yur life in it???
Whether is 4 goal or 1 goals or 100 goal, how many point ees it equals to? Ees it not stii 3 points??
If only one goals ees so easy like yuh tinks and a penarity goals ees easiest, den why does yur idol Liverplool not also score one penarity goals in the whole like 90 minute played plus extra time in de full march?
Yuh talk a lot of shit and yuh exposed yur lacking of knowlegde or intelligency wit de tings yuh say.
How can anyone whu knew about footbal be claiming dat the past Liverplool team is as strong as dis current teams?- are yuh okay? or maybe yuh are out of yur mumu mind (whish is for sure) lmaaoo –
A team dat have Liverpools greatest ever defender in Van Dick an two of the greatest striker in the world today in Isak and Etikite, then not to mentioned the great Mo Salah etc etc and yuh are comparing dis great team with mane and frimino and coutinho lool! – yuh are truly very mad gaaani! And to proof dat yuh haf no idea wat yuh are talking about, anibody whish knew and whatch Countinho playing wii knew dat pressing is never his game lmaaoo so cantinued to fooling yoursel lool.
If yuh are sure of yursel, then by all mean bet with yur life dat mbappe wii beat the present Liverplool team den let wait an see na – sebi no how, no how dey must stii meet and afta dey do, den we wii see who wii win that game kagwanni? If yuh are de true son of yur fada den take de bet and let see what wii happened lmaaoo
Kwaasiaaa!
Please and please monkey post, just stop been childish ño…..ow.
Can someone please explain to me? How did a tolotolo club like Galatasaray manage to beat a giant like Liverpool? Perhaps they are not a tolotolo club after all, Loooool!
The result tells us otherwise.
While I’m still not too comfortable with Osimhen’s finishing, the fact is when it comes to pressing and harassing defenders, he’s one of the best. Any club the world would love to have him.
My 4 strikers for the upcoming WCQ are Osimhen, Arokodare, Gift Orban and Rafiu Durosinmi. I don’t know why nobody is talking about Durosinmi. I think he’s a terrific striker.
Hahaahahaha Pompei….
You know Osimhen is not good….sorry, not that good……pardon me….not that very good…..LMAOoooo. That is why it is normal for him to be man of the match, despite being not fully fit and in form yet, in a game where Van Dijk and Konate (the most solid….sorry….the weakest central defensive pair in football today) played 90mins…..LMAooooo
Since over 30yrs of the UCL’s inception, all other Nigerian stirkers have been playing againsts Goliaths and Theokoleses, that is why none scored up to 10 goals except this osimhen that only scores against weak teams…….LMAOoooo