Osimhen

Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller in Bouake. The match finished 1-1 after extra time and the three-time…

In a statement late Monday, Babafemi Raji, media officer of the Nigerian team, said the striker is suffering from abdominal discomfort. He disclosed that Osimhen did not travel with the team to Bouaké, the city hosting the semi-final…

Napoli say the club’s now-deleted social media post was not intended to mock Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen. The TikTok post, which was subsequently deleted, showed Osimhen failing to score his spot-kick in a Serie A match with a high-pitched…

The Napoli star scored 26 goals in 32 matches, edging his closest rival Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez to land the highly coveted “Capocannoniere” prize. Osimhen had already scored 25 goals before Napoli’s Sunday game against…

The Serie A made the announcement on Friday, saying the striker fended off competition from Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan and AC Milan’s Rafael Leao of AC Milan to scoop the prize. The Nigerian bagged the award having scored 25 league…

According to the UK tabloid, The Mirror, English Premier League side, Manchester United, has been told to pay £140m to sign Nigeria International Victor Osimhen this summer after agreeing on a deal to sign his Napoli teammate Kim Min-jae.…

Victor Osimhen has returned another positive Covid-19 test result Napoli announced on Monday. The Serie A side said the 22-year-old will be tested again during the week but the striker will now not be available for Napoli’s Coppa Italia…

Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso said Sunday he felt foolish for giving Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen permission to travel home for Christmas with the forward testing positive for coronavirus on his return. Osimhen faces club sanctions…

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen will miss Tuesday’s Africa Cup of Nations return qualifier against Sierra Leone in Freetown after he dislocated his shoulder in the first game, according to Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr. Osimhen scored one of…

Nigeria's Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has invited Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho, Samuel Chukwueze and Ahmed Musa and 20 others for the country's 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone.…