EA SPORTS Team of the Year : Napoli striker Victor Osimhen among 100-strong nominee list
Published: January 10, 2023
EA SPORTS has released the 100-strong nominee list of the best players from the past 12 months with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen the only Nigeria-eligible player making the cut.    Osimhen has been shortlisted after an outstanding twelve months for club and country.    The 24-year-old mustered ninetee...
Osimhen replicates AC Milan great George Weah's feat after goal against Sampdoria
Published: January 08, 2023
Italian Serie A table toppers Napoli got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Genova) on Sunday evening.    The Parthenopeans had seen their unbeaten start to the season come to an end after they were beaten 1-0 by Inter Milan on January 4, 2023.   ...
Most goal involvements since 2022 : Tottenham loanee Udogie ranks second among defenders 
Published: January 05, 2023
Tottenham Hotspur-owned left-back of Nigerian descent Destiny Udogie played a key role in Udinese's 1-1 draw against Tyronne Ebuehi's Empoli in a Serie A match staged at the Dacia Arena on Wednesday night.    A goal from Roberto Pereyra with twenty minutes left on the clock salvaged a point for the  B...
Moriero backs Osimhen to deliver against Inter but San Siro not his preferred hunting ground
Published: January 04, 2023
Francesco Moriero is backing Victor Osimhen to deliver the goods when Napoli take to the pitch to face Inter Milan in a big Serie A showdown at the San Siro on Wednesday.    Heading into the matchday sixteen contest, the Nigeria international leads the way in the goalscoring charts with nine goals from eleven ...
'They have physicality' - Italy great Bergomi compares Osimhen and on-loan Chelsea striker Lukaku
Published: January 03, 2023
Speaking ahead of the Serie A meeting between Inter Milan and Napoli at the San Siro, Italy great Giuseppe Bergomi highlighted the qualities that Victor Osimhen and Romelu Lukaku bring to their teams, saying that the two strikers offer physicality and give depth.    Osimhen is having a banner season at Napoli,...
Salernitana express interest in Ehizibue but Udinese offer another Super Eagles-eligible player 
Published: January 03, 2023
Italian Serie A club Salernitana are reportedly on the lookout for a right back and have identified Dutch defender of Nigerian heritage, Kingsley Ehizibue, who plays for Udinese, as the ideal candidate.    Italian media outlet, Il Messaggero Veneto, via Tuttomercatoweb carried the report on one of their spor...
'He's the best now' - On-loan Chelsea striker offers honest assessment of Victor Osimhen
Published: January 02, 2023
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has received plaudits from Romelu Lukaku, with the Chelsea loanee labeling him as the best player in the Italian Serie A ahead of the clash between Inter and Napoli on Wednesday at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.   The Serie A returns after the break occasioned by the 2022 FIFA W...
Ligue 1 moneybags PSG join race for Osimhen as Galtier and Campos target reunion
Published: December 31, 2022
French Ligue 1 moneybags Paris Saint-Germain are the latest club linked with a move for Victor Osimhen next summer.    French sports newspaper Le 10 Sport is reporting that Osimhen has a good chance of making a return to the Ligue 1 in the offseason, with the striker on the radar of PSG.    The Pari...
N38.1b-rated striker Osimhen in top five of most expensive players in Serie A
Published: December 27, 2022
Victor Osimhen has been ranked among the top five most expensive players in the Italian Serie A by Football Benchmark,  a football statistics website that provides in-depth understanding and analysis of the business of football, and the market values of thousands of footballers.   The Nigeria international i...
Top 10 most promising two-way LBs : Tottenham-owned defender Udogie ranks second
Published: December 27, 2022
The International Centre for Sports Studies, CIES, in its latest monthly report has identified 200 players – the top 10 in 20 different classification categories – who were born after the 1st January 2002 and have accumulated the highest experience capital in official matches played in adult competitions in 2022. ...
'A center forward like Osimhen half of Europe would like' - Ex-Inter star backs Napoli to win title
Published: December 25, 2022
Former Inter Milan midfielder Salvatore Bagni is convinced Napoli will win the Italian Serie A title this season because of the top players at the disposal of manager Luciano Spalletti, including Nigeria international Victor Osimhen.   The Parthenopeans are enjoying a successful season, topping the table with ...
Osimhen pays tribute to Mario Gomez for taking him under his wing at Wolfsburg 
Published: December 21, 2022
Victor Osimhen has appreciated retired Germany international Mario Gomez for helping him at the start of his career at Wolfsburg.    The Ultimate Strikers Academy product was courted by a plethora of European clubs after winning the top scorer award with ten goals at the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile but ch...
Super Eagles striker not thinking of leaving Napoli in January amid Man Utd links 
Published: December 20, 2022
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has made it clear that he is not thinking of leaving Serie A club Napoli in the January transfer window.    The 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner has been linked with a move to the English Premier League with Manchester United among his suitors.    The Red De...
Osimhen scores again but Napoli are beaten by Chukwueze's Villarreal in friendly 
Published: December 17, 2022
Victor Osimhen was on target for Napoli but could not prevent the Serie A table toppers from losing 3-2 to Villarreal in a mid-season friendly held at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Saturday night.    The Napoli number 9 was in action for 62 minutes and his international teammate and close friend Samuel Chukwuez...
'He's a beast, unstoppable' - Pundit hails physical attributes of Super Eagles star Osimhen
Published: December 17, 2022
Italian football pundit Paolo Del Genio is impressed with the performances of Victor Osimhen this season and has highlighted the physical qualities of the Nigeria international.    Despite missing four games through a muscle-related injury, Osimhen is the leading scorer in the Italian topflight with nine go...